The Need for Urban‐Resolving Climate Modeling Across Scales

Abstract Increasing urbanization, evolving urban landscapes, and growing populations require an accurate representation of urban areas and urban processes at microscale, regional, and global scales and their feedback across the scales. Important urban processes should be represented in climate model...

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Main Authors: Ashish Sharma, Donald J. Wuebbles, Rao Kotamarthi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-01-01
Series:AGU Advances
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020AV000271
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Summary:Abstract Increasing urbanization, evolving urban landscapes, and growing populations require an accurate representation of urban areas and urban processes at microscale, regional, and global scales and their feedback across the scales. Important urban processes should be represented in climate models, and current approaches used are discussed. We discuss strategies for urban‐resolving climate research to capture the effect of climate on urban regions and the non‐linear urban processes on climate. Advancing urban‐resolving climate modeling will take us closer to capabilities that can truly capture relevant natural and human components.
ISSN:2576-604X