Localized synergies between heat waves and urban heat islands: Implications on human thermal comfort and urban heat management

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 193; p. 110584
• Main Authors: He, Bao-Jie, Wang, Junsong, Liu, Huimin, Ulpiani, Giulia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.02.2021
• Subjects: air; Air moisture; air temperature; China; Cities; heat; heat island; Heat stress; Heat wave properties; Hot Temperature; Humans; Islands; Temperature; Urban heat island amplification; Urban heat management; urbanization; Wind; China; Cities; Urban heat island amplification; Air moisture; Wind; Heat stress; Heat wave properties; Urban heat management

Heat waves (HWs) and urban heat islands (UHIs) can potentially interact. The mechanisms behind their synergy are not fully disclosed. Starting from the localized UHI phenomenon, this study aims i) to reveal their associated impacts on human thermal comfort through three different definitions of HW e...