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1. The urban heat island effect, its causes, and mitigation, with reference to the thermal properties of asphalt concrete

Author:
Mohajerani, Abbas; Bakaric, Jason; Jeffrey-Bailey, Tristan
Source:
Journal of environmental management 2017
ISSN:
0301-4797
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; bitumen; cities; climate; concrete; energy; geometry; green roofs; heat island; heat production; parks; people; public health; research and development; solar radiation; street trees; summer; thermal properties; urbanization; wind;     Show all 20 Subjects
Abstract:
... The Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a phenomenon that affects many millions of people worldwide. The higher temperatures experienced in urban areas compared to the surrounding countryside has enormous consequences for the health and wellbeing of people living in cities. The increased use of manmade materials and increased anthropogenic heat production are the main causes of the UHI. This has led to the ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.03.095

2. Spatiotemporal analysis of the atmospheric and surface urban heat islands of the Metropolitan Area of Toluca, Mexico

Author:
Rivera, Erika; Antonio-Némiga, Xanat; Origel-Gutiérrez, Gabriel; Sarricolea, Pablo; Adame-Martínez, Salvador
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2017 v.76 no.5 pp. 225
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; Landsat; autumn; cities; climate; dry season; heat island; population size; soil water; spring; summer; weather stations; wet season; wind; winter; Latin America; Mexico;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... The dynamic of consolidation of urban areas in Latin America has allowed that almost 80% of the population concentrates in cities; this has produced changes in land covers and modified regional climate, propitiating the appearance of urban heat islands. The Metropolitan Area of Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico, holds the fifth national place in population size and experiences this process, because ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-017-6538-4

3. Covariability of seasonal temperature and precipitation over the Iberian Peninsula in high-resolution regional climate simulations (1001–2099)

Author:
Fernández-Montes, S.; Gómez-Navarro, J.J.; Rodrigo, F.S.; García-Valero, J.A.; Montávez, J.P.
Source:
Global and planetary change 2017 v.151 pp. 122-133
ISSN:
0921-8181
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; North Atlantic Oscillation; autumn; climate; climate models; correlation; spring; summer; thermodynamics; winter; Iberian Peninsula;     Show all 11 Subjects
Abstract:
... Precipitation and surface temperature are interdependent variables, both as a response to atmospheric dynamics and due to intrinsic thermodynamic relationships and feedbacks between them. This study analyzes the covariability of seasonal temperature (T) and precipitation (P) across the Iberian Peninsula (IP) using regional climate paleosimulations for the period 1001–1990, driven by reconstruction ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.09.007

4. Continental-scale convection-permitting modeling of the current and future climate of North America

Author:
Liu, Changhai; Ikeda, Kyoko; Rasmussen, Roy; Barlage, Mike; Newman, Andrew J.; Prein, Andreas F.; Chen, Fei; Chen, Liang; Clark, Martyn; Dai, Aiguo; Dudhia, Jimy; Eidhammer, Trude; Gochis, David; Gutmann, Ethan; Kurkute, Sopan; Li, Yanping; Thompson, Gregory; Yates, David
Source:
Climate dynamics 2017 v.49 no.1-2 pp. 71-95
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; arsenic; climate; climate change; climate models; climatology; convection; data collection; hydrologic cycle; mountains; snow; snowpack; summer; telemetry; Eastern United States; Midwestern United States; Western United States;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... Orographic precipitation and snowpack provide a vital water resource for the western U.S., while convective precipitation accounts for a significant part of annual precipitation in the eastern U.S. As a result, water managers are keenly interested in their fate under climate change. However, previous studies of water cycle changes in the U.S. have been conducted with climate models of relatively c ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-016-3327-9

5. Improving thermal response of lightweight timber building envelopes during cooling season in three European locations

Author:
Pajek, Luka; Hudobivnik, Blaž; Kunič, Roman; Košir, Mitja
Source:
Journal of cleaner production 2017 v.156 pp. 939-952
ISSN:
0959-6526
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; buildings; clay; climate; construction industry; environmental impact; finite element analysis; insulating materials; models; phase transition; summer; wood; wood wool; Austria; Central European region; Finland; Spain;     Show all 17 Subjects
Abstract:
... In recent years the use of wood based products in building industry has expanded. Although lightweight timber constructions essentially decrease environmental impact of a building, their consequential low thermal mass can lead to overheating during summer. Therefore, the purpose of this paper was to investigate various examples of enhanced lightweight constructions from the thermal response point ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.04.098

6. The effect of floor insulation on indoor air temperature and energy consumption of residential buildings in moderate climates

Author:
Staszczuk, Anna; Wojciech, Magdalena; Kuczyński, Tadeusz
Source:
Energy 2017 v.138 pp. 139-146
ISSN:
0360-5442
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; air; air temperature; climate; cold; energy; heat; insulating materials; residential housing; solar energy; statistical analysis; summer; Poland;     Show all 13 Subjects
Abstract:
... This paper proposes a novel passive cooling method utilizing the heat capacity of the ground under an uninsulated floor slab in the summer to cool the inside air. The calculation results and measurements of the indoor air temperature inside two full-scale laboratory rooms located in western Poland were validated with simultaneous statistical analysis. The similar, terraced rooms differed from each ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.energy.2017.07.060

7. Regional climate of the subtropical central Andes using high-resolution CMIP5 models—part I: past performance (1980–2005)

Author:
Zazulie, Natalia; Rusticucci, Matilde; Raga, Graciela B.
Source:
Climate dynamics 2017 v.49 no.11-12 pp. 3937-3957
ISSN:
0930-7575
Subject:
surface temperature,   etc   ; climate; climate models; data collection; hills; sea level; summer; winter; Andes region;     Show all 9 Subjects
Abstract:
... This study assesses the performance of 15 high resolution global climate models (GCMs) over the complex orographic region of the subtropical central Andes from available simulations of the Fifth Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP5). The simulated past climate (1980–2005) was compared against the Climate Research Unit (CRU) dataset and the ERA-Interim reanalysis, considered as reference da ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00382-017-3560-x