Articles | Volume 21, issue 17
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13687-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13687-2021
Research article
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14 Sep 2021
Research article |  | 14 Sep 2021

Modelling spatiotemporal variations of the canopy layer urban heat island in Beijing at the neighbourhood scale

Michael Biggart, Jenny Stocker, Ruth M. Doherty, Oliver Wild, David Carruthers, Sue Grimmond, Yiqun Han, Pingqing Fu, and Simone Kotthaus

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Heat-related illnesses are of increasing concern in China given its rapid urbanisation and our ever-warming climate. We examine the relative impacts that land surface properties and anthropogenic heat have on the urban heat island (UHI) in Beijing using ADMS-Urban. Air temperature measurements and satellite-derived land surface temperatures provide valuable means of evaluating modelled spatiotemporal variations. This work provides critical information for urban planners and UHI mitigation.
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