Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates takes into account the different urban physics in tropical environments, presenting a way of UHI scaling for tropical cities. Topics include measuring, modeling and proper mitigation strategies, which account for the surface energy balance of tropics. Tropical cities are more susceptible to the effects of projected global warming because of conditions in tropical climates and the rapid growth of so many cities in this zone. The need for research on measuring, modeling and mitigation of UHI effects in tropical cities is of growing importance.
This book walks through the basics of Urban Heat Islands, including causes, measurement and analysis then expands upon issues as well as the novel techniques that can be used to address issues specific to the region.
1. Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 9. Summary - p. xv 10. Abbreviations and Acronyms - p. xvii 11. 1 Context and background of urban heat island - p. 1 12. 2 Characterizing thermal fields and evaluating UHI effects - p. 37 13. 3 UHI drivers and mapping the urban thermal environment - p. 69 14. 4 Scaling UHI and microclimate environment - p. 117 15. 5 WRF/UCM simulation for city-scale UHI modeling - p. 153 16. 6 Simulating microscale thermal interactions using ENVI-met climate model - p. 179 17. 7 Future research for tropical UHI - p. 215 18. Appendices - p. 241 19. Author index - p. 261 20. Subject index - p. 273
Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates takes into account the different urban physics in tropical environments, presenting a way of UHI scaling for tropical cities. Topics include measuring, modeling and proper mitigation strategies, which account for the surface energy balance of tropics. Tropical cities are more susceptible to the effects of projected global warming because of conditions in tropical climates and the rapid growth of so many cities in this zone. The need for research on measuring, modeling and mitigation of UHI effects in tropical cities is of growing importance.
This book walks through the basics of Urban Heat Islands, including causes, measurement and analysis then expands upon issues as well as the novel techniques that can be used to address issues specific to the region.
1. Urban Heat Island Modeling for Tropical Climates - p. iii 2. Cover - p. iii 3. Title Page - p. iii 4. Copyright Page - p. iv 5. Table of Contents - p. iv 6. Dedication - p. v 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Acknowledgments - p. xiii 9. Summary - p. xv 10. Abbreviations and Acronyms - p. xvii 11. 1 Context and background of urban heat island - p. 1 12. 2 Characterizing thermal fields and evaluating UHI effects - p. 37 13. 3 UHI drivers and mapping the urban thermal environment - p. 69 14. 4 Scaling UHI and microclimate environment - p. 117 15. 5 WRF/UCM simulation for city-scale UHI modeling - p. 153 16. 6 Simulating microscale thermal interactions using ENVI-met climate model - p. 179 17. 7 Future research for tropical UHI - p. 215 18. Appendices - p. 241 19. Author index - p. 261 20. Subject index - p. 273
