Future Climate Change Impact on Urban Heat Island in Two Mediterranean Cities Based on High-Resolution Regional Climate Simulations

Future Climate Change Impact on Urban Heat Island in Two Mediterranean Cities Based on High-Resolution Regional Climate Simulations

The Mediterranean is recognized among the most responsive regions to climate change, with annual temperatures projected to increase by 1–5 °C until 2100. Large cities may experience an additional stress discomfort due to the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. In the present study, the WRF-ARW numerical...

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Main Authors: Stavros Ch. Keppas, Sofia Papadogiannaki, Daphne Parliari, Serafim Kontos, Anastasia Poupkou, Paraskevi Tzoumaka, Apostolos Kelessis, Prodromos Zanis, Giampietro Casasanta, Francesca de’Donato, Stefania Argentini, Dimitrios Melas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
Urban Heat Island
WRF
heat stress
future projections
climate change
discomfort index
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/12/7/884

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