WRF/UCM simulations of the impacts of urban expansion and future climate change on atmospheric thermal environment in a Chinese megacity
Yang Zhao, Lei Zhong, Yaoming Ma, Yunfei Fu, Mingxing Chen, Weiqiang Ma, Chun Zhao, Ziyu Huang, Keqi Zhou
Topics & Concepts
MegacityImpervious surfaceWeather Research and Forecasting ModelEnvironmental scienceUrban heat islandClimate changeUrban climateClimatologySensible heatAtmospheric sciencesUrbanizationVegetation (pathology)Land coverRepresentative Concentration PathwaysRelative humidityLatent heatMeteorologyClimate modelLand useGeographyGeologyEconomic growthMedicineCivil engineeringEconomicsEcologyEconomyOceanographyPathologyBiologyEngineeringUrban Heat Island MitigationImpact of Light on Environment and HealthLand Use and Ecosystem Services