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09 Feb 2022
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A high-resolution monitoring approach of canopy urban heat island using a random forest model and multi-platform observations
Shihan Chen
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University
of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Yuanjian Yang
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University
of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Fei Deng
School of Geodesy and Geomatics, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430079, China
Yanhao Zhang
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University
of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Duanyang Liu
Key Laboratory of Transportation Meteorology, China Meteorological
Administration, Nanjing 210008, China
China Meteorological Administration, Nanjing Joint Institute For Atmospheric Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China
Chao Liu
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University
of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
Zhiqiu Gao
Collaborative Innovation Centre on Forecast and Evaluation of
Meteorological Disasters, School of Atmospheric Physics, Nanjing University
of Information Science & Technology, Nanjing 210044, China
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Unprecedented urbanization in China has led to serious urban heat island (UHI) issues, exerting intense heat stress on urban residents. We find diverse influences of aerosol pollution on urban heat island intensity (UHII) under different circulations. Our results also highlight the role of black carbon in aggravating UHI, especially during nighttime. It could thus be targeted for cooperative management of heat islands and aerosol pollution.
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Land–atmosphere interactions over the Yangtze River Delta (YRD) in China are becoming more varied and complex, as the area is experiencing rapid land use changes. In this paper, we describe a dataset of microclimate and eddy covariance variables at four sites in the YRD. This dataset has potential use cases in multiple research fields, such as boundary layer parametrization schemes, evaluation of remote sensing algorithms, and development of climate models in typical East Asian monsoon regions.
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Heatwaves (HWs) paired with higher ozone (O3) concentration at surface level pose a serious threat to human health. Taking Beijing as an example, three unfavorable synoptic weather patterns were identified to dominate the compound HW and O3 pollution events. Under the synergistic stress of HWs and O3 pollution, public mortality risk increased, and synoptic patterns and urbanization enhanced the compound risk of events in Beijing by 33.09 % and 18.95 %, respectively.
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Our research has determined the possible relationship between Weibull natural wind mesoscale parameter c and shape factor k with height under the conditions of a desert steppe terrain in northern China, which has great potential in wind power generation. We have gained an enhanced understanding of the seasonal changes in the surface roughness of the desert grassland and the changes in the incoming wind direction.
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A random forest (RF) model framework for Fengyun-4A (FY-4A) daytime and nighttime quantitative precipitation estimation (QPE) is established using FY-4A multi-band spectral information, cloud parameters, high-density precipitation observations and physical quantities from reanalysis data. The RF model of FY-4A QPE has a high accuracy in estimating precipitation at the heavy-rain level or below, which has advantages for quantitative estimation of summer precipitation over East Asia in future.
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Short summary
This paper proposes a method for evaluating canopy UHI intensity (CUHII) at high resolution by using remote sensing data and machine learning with a random forest (RF) model. The spatial distribution of CUHII was evaluated at 30 m resolution based on the output of the RF model. The present RF model framework for real-time monitoring and assessment of high-resolution CUHII provides scientific support for studying the changes and causes of CUHII.
This paper proposes a method for evaluating canopy UHI intensity (CUHII) at high resolution by...
