Analysis of the different faces of a nocturnal urban heat island

verfasst von
Günter Gross
Abstract

The measurements of an urban-rural observation network in Hannover obtained over almost four years were used to analyse a canopy layer urban heat island (UHIUCL). Especially during the summer months, the UHIUCL was pronounced on numerous nights with maximum values of more than 6 K. We have demonstrated that the choice of rural reference station is important to describe a UHIUCL in detail. The time evolution of UHIUCL differed greatly from night to night and four main types could be identified with comparable frequencies of occurrence. The difference between these types was the appearance of the maximum urban heat island intensity during very different times of the night. The main drivers for the development of a specific type were the rural winds and rural temperature changes caused by turbulent mixing within the near-surface inversion.

Organisationseinheit(en)
Institut für Meteorologie und Klimatologie
Typ
Artikel
Journal
Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Band
32
Seiten
343-349
Anzahl der Seiten
7
ISSN
0941-2948
Publikationsdatum
18.09.2023
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Atmosphärenwissenschaften
Ziele für nachhaltige Entwicklung
SDG 13 – Klimaschutzmaßnahmen
Elektronische Version(en)
https://doi.org/10.1127/metz/2023/1182 (Zugang: Offen)