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Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 343-349 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Meteorologische Zeitschrift |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 20 Jul 2023 |
Publication status | Published - 18 Sept 2023 |
Abstract
The measurements of an urban-rural observation network in Hannover obtained over almost four years were used to analyse a canopy layer urban heat island (UHIUCL). Especially during the summer months, the UHIUCL was pronounced on numerous nights with maximum values of more than 6 K. We have demonstrated that the choice of rural reference station is important to describe a UHIUCL in detail. The time evolution of UHIUCL differed greatly from night to night and four main types could be identified with comparable frequencies of occurrence. The difference between these types was the appearance of the maximum urban heat island intensity during very different times of the night. The main drivers for the development of a specific type were the rural winds and rural temperature changes caused by turbulent mixing within the near-surface inversion.
Keywords
- rural wind speeds, urban climate, urban heat island types, urban rural measurements
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)
- Atmospheric Science
Sustainable Development Goals
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In: Meteorologische Zeitschrift, Vol. 32, No. 4, 18.09.2023, p. 343-349.
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T1 - Analysis of the different faces of a nocturnal urban heat island
AU - Gross, Günter
N1 - Funding Information: The publication of this article was funded by the Open Access Fund of Leibniz Universität Hannover.
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N2 - The measurements of an urban-rural observation network in Hannover obtained over almost four years were used to analyse a canopy layer urban heat island (UHIUCL). Especially during the summer months, the UHIUCL was pronounced on numerous nights with maximum values of more than 6 K. We have demonstrated that the choice of rural reference station is important to describe a UHIUCL in detail. The time evolution of UHIUCL differed greatly from night to night and four main types could be identified with comparable frequencies of occurrence. The difference between these types was the appearance of the maximum urban heat island intensity during very different times of the night. The main drivers for the development of a specific type were the rural winds and rural temperature changes caused by turbulent mixing within the near-surface inversion.
AB - The measurements of an urban-rural observation network in Hannover obtained over almost four years were used to analyse a canopy layer urban heat island (UHIUCL). Especially during the summer months, the UHIUCL was pronounced on numerous nights with maximum values of more than 6 K. We have demonstrated that the choice of rural reference station is important to describe a UHIUCL in detail. The time evolution of UHIUCL differed greatly from night to night and four main types could be identified with comparable frequencies of occurrence. The difference between these types was the appearance of the maximum urban heat island intensity during very different times of the night. The main drivers for the development of a specific type were the rural winds and rural temperature changes caused by turbulent mixing within the near-surface inversion.
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