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

Cities are well known to be hotter than the rural areas that surround them; this phenomenon is called the urban heat island. Heat waves are excessively hot periods during which the air temperatures of both urban and rural areas increase significantly. However, whether urban and rural temperatures re...

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Published in:	Journal of applied meteorology and climatology 2013-09, Vol.52 (9), p.2051-2064
Main Authors:	Li, Dan, Bou-Zeid, Elie
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Air temperature Ambient temperature Bgi / Prodig Cities Climate change Climatology Convection, turbulence, diffusion. Boundary layer structure and dynamics Cooling Earth, ocean, space Exact sciences and technology External geophysics Green infrastructure Health risks Heat Heat stress Heat tolerance Heat waves Humidity Hydrologic cycle Hypotheses Islands Local climates and microclimates Meteorology Metropolitan areas Physical geography Rural Rural areas Strategy Surface temperature Temperature Urban areas Urban heat islands Urban populations Waves Wind speed Wind velocity
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