How do green roofs mitigate urban thermal stress under heat waves?

Assessing the Impact of Enhanced Hydrological Processes on Urban Hydrometeorology with Application to Two Cities in Contrasting Climates

(2016) Jiachuan Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROMETEOROLOGY

A review on the scientific understanding of heatwaves—Their measurement, driving mechanisms, and changes at the global scale

(2015) Sarah E. Perkins   ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH

Key Conclusions of the First International Urban Land Surface Model Comparison Project

(2015) M. J. Best et al.   BULLETIN OF THE AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

The joint influence of albedo and insulation on roof performance: An observational study

(2015) P. Ramamurthy et al.   ENERGY AND BUILDINGS

Observed Spatial Characteristics of Beijing Urban Climate Impacts on Summer Thunderstorms

(2015) Jingjing Dou et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a ‘silver bullet’ for mitigating urban heat island?

(2015) Jiachuan Yang et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Investigation of the atmospheric boundary layer depth variability and its impact on the222Rn concentration at a rural site in France

(2015) S. Pal et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

Enhancing Hydrologic Modelling in the Coupled Weather Research and Forecasting–Urban Modelling System

(2014) Jiachuan Yang et al.   BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY

The effectiveness of cool and green roofs as urban heat island mitigation strategies

(2014) Dan Li et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Quality and sensitivity of high-resolution numerical simulation of urban heat islands

(2014) Dan Li et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Model Simulation and Projection of European Heat Waves in Present-Day and Future Climates

(2014) Ngar-Cheung Lau et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

Mega-heatwave temperatures due to combined soil desiccation and atmospheric heat accumulation

(2014) Diego G. Miralles et al.   Nature Geoscience

Urban adaptation can roll back warming of emerging megapolitan regions

(2014) M. Georgescu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Urban signatures in the spatial clustering of summer heavy rainfall events over the Beijing metropolitan region

(2014) Long Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-ATMOSPHERES

State-of-the-art analysis of the environmental benefits of green roofs

(2013) Umberto Berardi et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

High Resolution Simulation of the Variability of Surface Energy Balance Fluxes Across Central London with Urban Zones for Energy Partitioning

(2013) Thomas Loridan et al.   BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY

Turbulent Transport of Momentum and Scalars Above an Urban Canopy

(2013) Linlin Wang et al.   BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY

To irrigate or not to irrigate: Analysis of green roof performance via a vertically-resolved hygrothermal model

(2013) Ting Sun et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Hydrological performance of extensive green roofs in New York City: observations and multi-year modeling of three full-scale systems

(2013) T B Carson et al.   Environmental Research Letters

Synergistic Interactions between Urban Heat Islands and Heat Waves: The Impact in Cities Is Larger than the Sum of Its Parts*

(2013) Dan Li et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

A review of energy aspects of green roofs

(2013) Omidreza Saadatian et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Effects of Evapotranspiration on Mitigation of Urban Temperature by Vegetation and Urban Agriculture

(2013) Guo-yu QIU et al.   Journal of Integrative Agriculture

Spatio-temporal variability of the atmospheric boundary layer depth over the Paris agglomeration: An assessment of the impact of the urban heat island intensity

(2012) S. Pal et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Hydrometeorological determinants of green roof performance via a vertically-resolved model for heat and water transport

(2012) Ting Sun et al.   BUILDING AND ENVIRONMENT

Numerical Analysis on the Contribution of Urbanization to Wind Stilling: An Example over the Greater Beijing Metropolitan Area

(2012) Aizhong Hou et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

A Model Study of Heat Waves over North America: Meteorological Aspects and Projections for the Twenty-First Century

(2012) Ngar-Cheung Lau et al.   JOURNAL OF CLIMATE

A coupled energy transport and hydrological model for urban canopies evaluated using a wireless sensor network

(2012) Zhi-Hua Wang et al.   QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

Analyzing the Sensitivity of WRF’s Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model to Parameter Uncertainty Using Advanced Monte Carlo Simulation

(2011) Zhi-Hua Wang et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Urban spatial development and land use in Beijing: Implications from London’s experiences

(2011) Minghong Tan et al.   Journal of Geographical Sciences

An alternative explanation of the semiarid urban area “oasis effect”

(2011) M. Georgescu et al.   JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH

The impact of an urban dry island on the summer heat wave and sultry weather in Beijing City

(2010) XiQuan Wang et al.   CHINESE SCIENCE BULLETIN

Initial results from Phase 2 of the international urban energy balance model comparison

(2010) C. S. B. Grimmond et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

The integrated WRF/urban modelling system: development, evaluation, and applications to urban environmental problems

(2010) Fei Chen et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY

Green Roof Mitigation Potential for a Proxy Future Climate Scenario in Chicago, Illinois

(2010) Kathryn R. Smith et al.   Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Trade-offs and responsiveness of the single-layer urban canopy parametrization in WRF: An offline evaluation using the MOSCEM optimization algorithm and field observations

(2010) Thomas Loridan et al.   QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY

How Many Facets are Needed to Represent the Surface Energy Balance of an Urban Area?

(2009) Aurore Porson et al.   BOUNDARY-LAYER METEOROLOGY

The urban heat island and its impact on heat waves and human health in Shanghai

(2009) Jianguo Tan et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY

Development of a Green Roof Environmental Monitoring and Meteorological Network in New York City

(2009) Stuart Gaffin et al.   SENSORS

A review on the generation, determination and mitigation of Urban Heat Island

(2008) Ahmed Memon RIZWAN et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

A time-split nonhydrostatic atmospheric model for weather research and forecasting applications

(2007) William C. Skamarock et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL PHYSICS