How urban growth changes the heat island effect and human thermal sensations over the last 100 years and towards the future in a European city?

Urban development exacerbates urban heat island effects of cities and thermal discomfort of the residents worldwide. However, such urban effects vary with the geographical and climatic conditions of the respective cities. This study is the first to quantitatively estimate the impact of past (1878),...

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Published in:	Meteorological applications Vol. 28; no. 4
Main Authors:	Vitanova, Lidia Lazarova, Kusaka, Hiroyuki, Doan, Quang‐Van, Subasinghe, Shyamantha
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01-07-2021 John Wiley & Sons, Inc Wiley
Subjects:	Air temperature Bulgaria Climate models Climatic conditions Control simulation Diurnal variations human thermal comfort Humidity indexes Island effects Meteorological research Numerical weather forecasting Sofia surface air temperature Surface temperature Surface-air temperature relationships Temperature Thermal comfort Thermal environments Urban climatology Urban development urban heat island Urban heat islands Urban sprawl Urbanization Weather forecasting WRF model
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