Advancement in Urban Climate Modelling at Local Scale: Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Building Cooling Demand

Type:
Journal article

Title:
Advancement in Urban Climate Modelling at Local Scale: Urban Heat Island Mitigation and Building Cooling Demand

Authors:
Kubilay, A.; Allegrini, J.; Strebel, D.; Zhao, Y.; Derome, D.; Carmeliet, J.

Year:
2020

URL:
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/11/12/1313

Identifier:
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos11121313

Keywords:
urban heat island, heat wave, urban climate model, mesoscale meteorological model, computational fluid dynamics, building energy simulation, evaporative cooling, vegetation, thermal comfort, building morphology, space cooling demand, pedestrian comfort, porous materials, evapotranspiration, local climate mitigation, CFD-HAM coupling, artificial wetting, UTCI, climate adaptation, cooling pavements