Interactions between urban heat islands and heat waves

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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Main Authors: Lei Zhao, Michael Oppenheimer, Qing Zhu, Jane W Baldwin, Kristie L Ebi, Elie Bou-Zeid, Kaiyu Guan, Xu Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2018-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
heat wave
urban heat island
surface evaporation
surface biophysical processes
climate change
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa9f73

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