Interactions between urban heat islands and heat waves

Heat waves (HWs) are among the most damaging climate extremes to human society. Climate models consistently project that HW frequency, severity, and duration will increase markedly over this century. For urban residents, the urban heat island (UHI) effect further exacerbates the heat stress resultin...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental research letters 2018-03, Vol.13 (3), p.34003
Hauptverfasser:	Zhao, Lei, Oppenheimer, Michael, Zhu, Qing, Baldwin, Jane W, Ebi, Kristie L, Bou-Zeid, Elie, Guan, Kaiyu, Liu, Xu
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Air conditioning Air temperature Anthropogenic factors Cities Climate climate change Climate effects Climate models Daytime Energy consumption ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Evaporation Heat Heat stress heat wave Heat waves Night Sensitivity surface biophysical processes surface evaporation Surface temperature Synergistic effect Urban areas urban heat island Urban heat islands Water availability
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