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Modeling Urban Traffic Heat Flux in the Community Earth System Model: Formulation and Validation for Two Test Sites

Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems, Volume 18, Issue 4, April 2026.
Abstract Vehicular traffic is a major contributor to anthropogenic heat flux (AHF) in urban areas, amplifying urban heat island effects. However, few Earth system models explicitly represent traffic conditions and their associated heat emissions. This study introduces a new urban traffic module into the Community Earth System Model (CESM), enabling ...
Yuan Sun, Keith W. Oleson, Zhonghua Zheng   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Regions of Climatic Stability for Neotropical Primates

Mammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.
Spatial distribution of climatic stability, endemism, and model uncertainty for Neotropical primates. The left panel depicts projected climatic stability (warm colours = higher proportion of species with persistent climatic suitability; cool colours = lower stability). The upper‐right panel shows endemism (warm colours = higher concentration of endemic
Thairik Mateus Silva Marques, Roniel Freitas‐Oliveira, Lucas Lacerda Caldas Zanini Jardim, Flávia de Figueiredo Machado, André Felipe Alves de Andrade, Thadeu Sobral‐Souza, Levi Carina Terribile   +6 more
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Analysis of the Characteristics of Heat Island Intensity Based on Local Climate Zones in the Transitional Season of Shenyang

Energies
The data derived from Local Climate Zone (LCZ) field measurements can contribute to the construction of regional climate datasets with urban heat island (UHI) effects and accurately present urban heat island intensity (UHII) characteristics in different ...
Tianyu Xi, Jin Li, Nuannuan Yang, Xinyu Liu, Fei Guo   +4 more
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Comparative Investigation of Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Different Local Climate Zones (LCZ): The Case of Konya

Mimarlık Bilimleri ve Uygulamaları Dergisi (MBUD)
Outdoor thermal comfort is the condition where individuals feel neither too hot nor too cold according to environmental conditions. This comfort is critical for people to be able to continue their physical activities and social interactions in open spaces. Research shows that increasing green spaces, tree cover and urban morphology can increase thermal
Hande Büşra Geyikli, Fatih Canan
openaire   +1 more source

Evaluation of Six Local Climate Zones Mapping Methods to Determine the Most Accurate LCZ Classification Method for UHI Studies: The Case Study of Kuala Lumpur and Singapore

Transactions in GIS, Volume 30, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACT Urban heat islands (UHIs) pose a significant environmental issue in rapidly urbanizing areas, intensifying the need for accurate methods to assess and mitigate their effects. The Local Climate Zones (LCZ) classification system is a standardized land use approach for urban heat island (UHI) research.
Omar Yasser, Omar Ads, Izni Zahidi, Chow Ming Fai   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Scene Unmixing Deep Learning Network for Local Climate Zone Mapping and Analysis Using Very High Resolution Remote Sensing Imagery [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
With the acceleration of urbanization, the environment and climate necessary for our survival have gradually deteriorated, leading to the increasing prominence of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect.
X. Tian, J. Li, J. Li, X. Huang, X. Huang   +4 more
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Whirlwinds in Ladakh, India: An Initial Assessment of ARW‐WRF Performance

Meteorological Applications, Volume 33, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
First‐ever visual evidence of whirlwinds in the Himalayan Ladakh region is presented. Whirlwinds were photographically captured in Stok, Choglamsar, and Nubra valleys in Ladakh, India, in June 2018. It is estimated that the spatial extent of these whirlwinds was ~50 m2, vertical extent ~0.5–1 km, and lasted for ~15 min. Local communities were concerned
A. P. Dimri, K. K. Osuri, Dev Niyogi
wiley   +1 more source

Unravelling indoor temperature response to summer heat through long‐term crowdsourced observations in Dutch residences

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 152, Issue 775, January 2026 Part B.
This study analysed and modelled summertime indoor temperature dynamics in the Netherlands using a unique long‐term crowdsourced dataset from seven residences (spanning 2–27 years). Indoor temperatures were found to rise and cool more slowly than outdoors (mean 260 minute lag), with heatwave signals persisting about five days.
Esther E. M. Peerlings, Gert‐Jan Steeneveld   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cross-analysis matrix comparing multi-site Local Climate Zone trends: Application to identify sustainable built morphologies improving summer daytime urban microclimate

Sustainable Futures
Sustainable urban planning must address multi-criteria issues, like urban heat island and outdoor thermal comfort. The Local Climate Zone (LCZ) classification links microclimatic measurements with morphological metadata, but multi-site comparisons are ...
Matteo Migliari, Elodie Briche, Julien Despax, Loïc Chesne, Olivier Baverel   +4 more
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Local climate zone mapping using remote sensing: a synergetic use of daytime multi-view Ziyuan-3 stereo imageries and Luojia-1 nighttime light data

International Journal of Digital Earth, 2023
The local climate zone (LCZ) scheme has been widely utilized in regional climate modeling, urban planning, and thermal comfort investigations. However, existing LCZ classification methods face challenges in characterizing complex urban structures and ...
Ying Liang, Shisong Cao, Mingyi Du, Linlin Lu, Jie Jiang, Jinling Quan, Meizi Yang   +6 more
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