Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
| Autor: | Benjamin Govehovitch, Gabriele Lobaccaro, Juan Angel Acero, Koen De Ridder, Richa Sharma, Hans Hooyberghs, Bino Maiheu, Dirk Lauwaet |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Paris
010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Microscale 020209 energy Geography Planning and Development Urban heat island Rome Mesoscale meteorology TJ807-830 Thermal stress 02 engineering and technology Pedestrian Social behaviour Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Montpellier heatwave Heatwaves 11. Sustainability 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Delhi Mid-latitude climate regions GE1-350 Microscale chemistry 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Microclimate modelling Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Bilbao Environmental resource management Environmental sciences 13. Climate action Mesoscale Middle latitudes Environmental science Satellite business Antwerp Thermal energy |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12385, p 12385 (2021) TECNALIA Publications Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation Sustainability |
| Popis: | Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. The multitude of finishing materials and sheltering objects within built environments produce distinct patterns of different climate conditions, particularly during the daytime. The combination of high temperatures and intense solar radiation strongly perturb the environment by increasing the thermal heat stress at the pedestrian level. Therefore, it is becoming common practice to use numerical models and tools that enable multiple design and planning alternatives to be quantitatively and qualitatively tested to inform urban planners and decision-makers. These models and tools can be used to compare the relationships between the micro-climatic environment, the subjective thermal assessment, and the social behaviour, which can reveal the attractiveness and effectiveness of new urban spaces and lead to more sustainable and liveable public spaces. This review article presents the applications of selected environmental numerical models and tools to predict human thermal stress at the mesoscale (e.g., satellite thermal images and UrbClim) and the microscale (e.g., mobile measurements, ENVI-met, and UrbClim HR) focusing on case study cities in mid-latitude climate regions framed in two European research projects. The work leading to these results has received funding from the European Community’s Seventh Framework Programme under Grant Agreement No. 308497, Project RAMSES—Reconciling Adaptation, Mitigation, and Sustainable Development for Cities (2012–2017) and from the European Union’s H2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No. 73004 (PUCS/Climate-fit.city). The APC was funded by the Research Group of Building and Technology, De partment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology |
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