Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review

Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. The multitude of finishing materials and sheltering objects within built...

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Autores principales:	Gabriele Lobaccaro, Koen De Ridder, Juan Angel Acero, Hans Hooyberghs, Dirk Lauwaet, Bino Maiheu, Richa Sharma, Benjamin Govehovitch
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	heatwave urban heat island mesoscale microscale microclimate modelling thermal stress Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:04c7e9c617a94034990e6eccd491bcc22021-11-25T19:00:38ZApplications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review10.3390/su1322123852071-1050https://doaj.org/article/04c7e9c617a94034990e6eccd491bcc22021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12385https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. The multitude of finishing materials and sheltering objects within built environments produce distinct patterns of different climate conditions, particularly during the daytime. The combination of high temperatures and intense solar radiation strongly perturb the environment by increasing the thermal heat stress at the pedestrian level. Therefore, it is becoming common practice to use numerical models and tools that enable multiple design and planning alternatives to be quantitatively and qualitatively tested to inform urban planners and decision-makers. These models and tools can be used to compare the relationships between the micro-climatic environment, the subjective thermal assessment, and the social behaviour, which can reveal the attractiveness and effectiveness of new urban spaces and lead to more sustainable and liveable public spaces. This review article presents the applications of selected environmental numerical models and tools to predict human thermal stress at the mesoscale (e.g., satellite thermal images and UrbClim) and the microscale (e.g., mobile measurements, ENVI-met, and UrbClim HR) focusing on case study cities in mid-latitude climate regions framed in two European research projects.Gabriele LobaccaroKoen De RidderJuan Angel AceroHans HooyberghsDirk LauwaetBino MaiheuRicha SharmaBenjamin GovehovitchMDPI AGarticleheatwaveurban heat islandmesoscalemicroscalemicroclimate modellingthermal stressEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12385, p 12385 (2021)
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topic	heatwave urban heat island mesoscale microscale microclimate modelling thermal stress Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
spellingShingle	heatwave urban heat island mesoscale microscale microclimate modelling thermal stress Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Gabriele Lobaccaro Koen De Ridder Juan Angel Acero Hans Hooyberghs Dirk Lauwaet Bino Maiheu Richa Sharma Benjamin Govehovitch Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
description	Urban analysis at different spatial scales (micro- and mesoscale) of local climate conditions is required to test typical artificial urban boundaries and related climate hazards such as high temperatures in built environments. The multitude of finishing materials and sheltering objects within built environments produce distinct patterns of different climate conditions, particularly during the daytime. The combination of high temperatures and intense solar radiation strongly perturb the environment by increasing the thermal heat stress at the pedestrian level. Therefore, it is becoming common practice to use numerical models and tools that enable multiple design and planning alternatives to be quantitatively and qualitatively tested to inform urban planners and decision-makers. These models and tools can be used to compare the relationships between the micro-climatic environment, the subjective thermal assessment, and the social behaviour, which can reveal the attractiveness and effectiveness of new urban spaces and lead to more sustainable and liveable public spaces. This review article presents the applications of selected environmental numerical models and tools to predict human thermal stress at the mesoscale (e.g., satellite thermal images and UrbClim) and the microscale (e.g., mobile measurements, ENVI-met, and UrbClim HR) focusing on case study cities in mid-latitude climate regions framed in two European research projects.
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author	Gabriele Lobaccaro Koen De Ridder Juan Angel Acero Hans Hooyberghs Dirk Lauwaet Bino Maiheu Richa Sharma Benjamin Govehovitch
author_facet	Gabriele Lobaccaro Koen De Ridder Juan Angel Acero Hans Hooyberghs Dirk Lauwaet Bino Maiheu Richa Sharma Benjamin Govehovitch
author_sort	Gabriele Lobaccaro
title	Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
title_short	Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
title_full	Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
title_fullStr	Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
title_full_unstemmed	Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
title_sort	applications of models and tools for mesoscale and microscale thermal analysis in mid-latitude climate regions—a review
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
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Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review

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