Sea and lake breezes: A review of numerical studies

ET Crosman, JD Horel - Boundary-layer meteorology, 2010 - Springer
Numerical studies of sea and lake breezes are reviewed. The modelled dependence of sea-
breeze and lake-breeze characteristics on the land surface sensible heat flux, ambient …

Microclimatic measurements in tropical cities: Systematic review and proposed guidelines

Z Liu, KY Cheng, Y He, CY Jim, RD Brown, Y Shi… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To tackle urban overheating induced by the combined effect of global warming and intensive
urbanization, researchers have recommended assimilating microclimate-related strategies …

Review of urban climate research in (sub) tropical regions

M Roth - International Journal of Climatology: A Journal of the …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Over the last 50 years the develo** world, much of which is located in (sub) tropical
regions, has seen a dramatic growth of its urban population associated with serious …

Progress in measuring and observing the urban atmosphere

CSB Grimmond - Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2006 - Springer
Observations of atmospheric conditions and processes in cities provide the cornerstone for
advances in the understanding of urban climates and are crucial to improving the …

Boundary layer dynamics over London, UK, as observed using Doppler lidar during REPARTEE-II

JF Barlow, TM Dunbar, EG Nemitz… - Atmospheric …, 2011 - acp.copernicus.org
Urban boundary layers (UBLs) can be highly complex due to the heterogeneous roughness
and heating of the surface, particularly at night. Due to a general lack of observations, it is …

On the localized extreme rainfall over the Great Bay Area in South China with complex topography and strong UHI effects

X Sun, Y Luo, X Gao, M Wu, M Li… - Monthly Weather …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
In this study, high-resolution surface and radar observations are used to analyze 24
localized extreme hourly rainfall (EXHR;> 60 mm h− 1) events with strong urban heat island …

Numerical simulation of the urban boundary layer over the complex terrain of Hong Kong

H Tong, A Walton, J Sang, JCL Chan - Atmospheric environment, 2005 - Elsevier
Due to the complexity of the underlying surface, urban boundary layers may exhibit very
different wind-temperature field structures compared with rural areas. In this study, an urban …

Methane emissions in East Asia for 2000–2011 estimated using an atmospheric Bayesian inversion

RL Thompson, A Stohl, LX Zhou… - Journal of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
We present methane (CH4) emissions for East Asia from a Bayesian inversion of CH4 mole
fraction and stable isotope (δ13C‐CH4) measurements. Emissions were estimated at …

Progress in urban meteorology: A review

M Kanda - 気象集誌. 第 2 輯, 2007 - jlc.jst.go.jp
This paper reviews the progress made in urban meteorology over the past few decades. The
focus is on the impact of urban surfaces on the overlying atmosphere along the conventional …

Development of a 3D real-time atmospheric monitoring system (3DREAMS) using Doppler LiDARs and applications for long-term analysis and hot-and-polluted …

SHL Yim - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Heatwaves and air pollution are serious environmental problems that adversely affect
human health. While related studies have typically employed ground-level data, the long …