Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Urban climates and climate change
Cities are particularly vulnerable to extreme weather episodes, which are expected to
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …
increase with climate change. Cities also influence their own local climate, for example …
Crowdsourced air temperatures contrast satellite measures of the urban heat island and its mechanisms
The ubiquitous nature of satellite data has led to an explosion of studies on the surface
urban heat island (SUHI). Relatively few have simultaneously used air temperature …
urban heat island (SUHI). Relatively few have simultaneously used air temperature …
Lower urban humidity moderates outdoor heat stress
Surface temperature is often used to examine heat exposure in multi‐city studies and for
informing urban heat mitigation efforts due to scarcity of urban air temperature …
informing urban heat mitigation efforts due to scarcity of urban air temperature …
[HTML][HTML] Hyperlocal map** of urban air temperature using remote sensing and crowdsourced weather data
The impacts of climate change such as extreme heat waves are exacerbated in cities where
most of the world's population live. Quantifying urbanization impacts on ambient air …
most of the world's population live. Quantifying urbanization impacts on ambient air …
CrowdQC+—a quality-control for crowdsourced air-temperature observations enabling world-wide urban climate applications
In recent years, the collection and utilisation of crowdsourced data has gained attention in
atmospheric sciences and citizen weather stations (CWS), ie, privately-owned weather …
atmospheric sciences and citizen weather stations (CWS), ie, privately-owned weather …
Quality control for crowdsourced personal weather stations to enable operational rainfall monitoring
Automatic personal weather stations owned and maintained by weather enthusiasts provide
spatially dense in situ measurements that are often collected and visualized in real time on …
spatially dense in situ measurements that are often collected and visualized in real time on …
[HTML][HTML] Map** urban temperature using crowd-sensing data and machine learning
Understanding the patterns of urban temperature a high spatial and temporal resolution is of
large importance for urban heat adaptation and mitigation. Machine learning offers …
large importance for urban heat adaptation and mitigation. Machine learning offers …
Personal assessment of urban heat exposure: a systematic review
To fully address the multi-faceted challenges of urban heat, it is paramount that humans are
placed at the center of the agenda. This is manifested in a recent shift in urban heat studies …
placed at the center of the agenda. This is manifested in a recent shift in urban heat studies …
Combining high-resolution land use data with crowdsourced air temperature to investigate intra-urban microclimate
The spatial variability of land cover in cities results in a heterogeneous urban microclimate,
which is often not represented with regulatory meteorological sensor networks …
which is often not represented with regulatory meteorological sensor networks …