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The Paris low-level jet during PANAME 2022 and its impact on the summertime urban heat island
Jonnathan Céspedes
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD-IPSL), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91128 Palaiseau CEDEX, France
Vaisala France SAS, 6A rue René Razel, 91400 Saclay, France
Simone Kotthaus
Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (LMD-IPSL), CNRS, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, 91128 Palaiseau CEDEX, France
Jana Preissler
Vaisala France SAS, 6A rue René Razel, 91400 Saclay, France
Dhara Consulting Services, Darmstadt, Germany
Clément Toupoint
Vaisala France SAS, 6A rue René Razel, 91400 Saclay, France
Ludovic Thobois
Vaisala France SAS, 6A rue René Razel, 91400 Saclay, France
Marc-Antoine Drouin
LMD/IPSL, École Polytechnique, Institut Polytechnique de Paris, ENS, PSL Research University, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Palaiseau France
Jean-Charles Dupont
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), Université Versailles Saint-Quentin-en Yvelines, Palaiseau CEDEX, France
Aurélien Faucheux
CEREA, École des Ponts ParisTech, EDF R&D, IPSL, 77455 Marne-la-Vallée, France
Martial Haeffelin
Institut Pierre Simon Laplace (IPSL), CNRS, Palaiseau CEDEX, France
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The low-level jet (LLJ) is common in Paris during summer. The LLJ core height and speed significantly influence vertical mixing in the urban boundary layer, which affects air temperature variations between the urban canopy layer and surrounding rural areas, determining the urban heat island (UHI) intensity. This study highlights the importance of wind profile observations for understanding urban boundary layer dynamics and near-surface atmospheric conditions relevant to health.
The low-level jet (LLJ) is common in Paris during summer. The LLJ core height and speed...
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