Zhong, Jian ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1026-8695, Lu, Yanzhi ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1026-8695, Stocker, Jenny, Hamilton, Victoria and Johnson, Kate (2024) Modelling the urban heat island in Birmingham, UK at the neighbourhood scale. In: EGU General Assembly 2024 (European Geosciences Union),14th - 19th April 2024. EGU24 (19930). European Geosciences Union, Vienna, Austria. (doi:10.5194/egusphere-egu24-19930)

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Abstract

Cities have higher peak temperatures compared to surrounding rural areas. The urban-rural surface air temperature difference is known as the urban heat island (UHI). As extreme heat exposure can lead to adverse health effects, information on UHI characteristics of cities is important for future urban climate planning strategies. This study applied the ADMS-Urban Temperature and Humidity model to investigate the key processes driving the UHI in Birmingham, UK, at the neighbourhood scale. This model was configured with a range of input datasets (such as meteorological data, land use data, building data, anthropogenic heat sources etc) and run on the University of Birmingham’s BlueBEAR HPC. This urban climate modelling was evaluated against the temperature measurement datasets from UK Met Office and Weather Underground. The spatiotemporal variations of surface air temperature in Birmingham, UK were captured by this model. This modelling study can be further applied to explore the impacts of local urban head isla

Item Type:	Conference Proceedings
Title of Proceedings:	EGU General Assembly 2024 (European Geosciences Union),14th - 19th April 2024
Uncontrolled Keywords:	urban heat island, cities, ADMS-Urban, HPC
Subjects:	G Geography. Anthropology. Recreation > GE Environmental Sciences Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics > QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group:	Faculty of Engineering & Science Faculty of Engineering & Science > School of Computing & Mathematical Sciences (CMS)
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Last Modified:	17 Jan 2025 11:51
URI:	http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/49358

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