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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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dc.creator Lobaccaro, Gabriele
dc.creator De Ridder, Koen
dc.creator Acero, Juan Angel
dc.creator Hooyberghs, Hans
dc.creator Lauwaet, Dirk
dc.creator Maiheu, Bino
dc.creator Sharma, Richa
dc.creator Govehovitch, Benjamin
dc.date 2021-11-12T12:59:18Z
dc.date 2021-11-12T12:59:18Z
dc.date 2021-11-10
dc.date 2021-11-11T14:58:19Z
dc.date.accessioned 2023-03-01T18:11:14Z
dc.date.available 2023-03-01T18:11:14Z
dc.identifier https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/138111
dc.identifier Sustainability 13 (22): 12385 (2021)
dc.identifier.uri http://localhost:8080/xmlui/handle/CUHPOERS/279078
dc.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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dc.publisher Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.relation http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su132212385
dc.rights Creative Commons Attribution
dc.rights https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.source Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
dc.title Applications of Models and Tools for Mesoscale and Microscale Thermal Analysis in Mid-Latitude Climate Regions—A Review
dc.type Article
dc.type http://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticle


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