Interaction between heat wave and urban heat island: A case study in a tropical coastal city, Singapore

• Published in: Atmospheric research Vol. 247; p. 105134
• Main Authors: Chew, Lup Wai, Liu, Xuan, Li, Xian-Xiang, Norford, Leslie K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.01.2021
• Subjects: case studies; Extreme temperature; Ground observations; heat; heat island; heat stress; Heat wave-UHI synergy; latitude; morbidity; mortality; Singapore; soil water; temperate zones; temperature; Tropics; wind speed; WRF; Heat wave-UHI synergy; WRF; Ground observations; Tropics; Extreme temperature

Heat waves are unusually high temperature events over consecutive days and may cause adverse impacts such as morbidity and mortality. The interaction between heat waves and urban heat island (UHI) effects has remained a subject of debate, as some studies prove heat wave-UHI synergy while others do n...