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Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-8504
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1565-095X
Abstract Spatiotemporal variation of mean radiant temperature (Tmrt), a major driver of outdoor human thermal comfort, is driven by exposure to solar and longwave radiation, which in turn respond to local patterns of shading, wind speed, air humidity and air temperature. In this study, the SOlar and LongWave Environmental Irradiance Geometry (SOLWEIG) model was used to simulate how changes in minimum and maximum air temperature and solar radiation under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 climate projections would change Tmrt in Vancouver over the 2070–2100 period. With micrometeorological variables representative of a changed climate, days with Tmrt above 65 °C were predicted to increase three-to five-fold under RCP 4.5 and 8.5, respectively. SOLWEIG was also used to quantify the potential of maximum feasible street tree cover to reduce Tmrt for the hottest day on record for Vancouver (July 29, 2009), and an end-of-century hot day under the two future climate scenarios. SOLWEIG simulations with maximum feasible street tree cover under RCP 4.5 demonstrated an average reduction of 1.3 °C in Tmrt, compared to the contemporary extreme heat day with current street trees. However, average Tmrt increased by 1.9 °C under the RCP 8.5 scenario even with maximum feasible street tree cover, relative to the contemporary extreme heat day. We conclude that adding street trees has the potential to offset Tmrt increases under the RCP 4.5 scenario, however this measure is insufficient to maintain contemporary Tmrt under the RCP 8.5 scenario.
Highlights Radiant heat exposure of six local climate zones is modelled for a hot summer day. Days with Tmrt above 65 °C to increase three-to five-fold in Vancouver by 2100. Mean radiant temperature is reduced by added street trees under RCP 4.5 scenario.
Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-8504
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1565-095X
Abstract Spatiotemporal variation of mean radiant temperature (Tmrt), a major driver of outdoor human thermal comfort, is driven by exposure to solar and longwave radiation, which in turn respond to local patterns of shading, wind speed, air humidity and air temperature. In this study, the SOlar and LongWave Environmental Irradiance Geometry (SOLWEIG) model was used to simulate how changes in minimum and maximum air temperature and solar radiation under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 climate projections would change Tmrt in Vancouver over the 2070–2100 period. With micrometeorological variables representative of a changed climate, days with Tmrt above 65 °C were predicted to increase three-to five-fold under RCP 4.5 and 8.5, respectively. SOLWEIG was also used to quantify the potential of maximum feasible street tree cover to reduce Tmrt for the hottest day on record for Vancouver (July 29, 2009), and an end-of-century hot day under the two future climate scenarios. SOLWEIG simulations with maximum feasible street tree cover under RCP 4.5 demonstrated an average reduction of 1.3 °C in Tmrt, compared to the contemporary extreme heat day with current street trees. However, average Tmrt increased by 1.9 °C under the RCP 8.5 scenario even with maximum feasible street tree cover, relative to the contemporary extreme heat day. We conclude that adding street trees has the potential to offset Tmrt increases under the RCP 4.5 scenario, however this measure is insufficient to maintain contemporary Tmrt under the RCP 8.5 scenario.
Highlights Radiant heat exposure of six local climate zones is modelled for a hot summer day. Days with Tmrt above 65 °C to increase three-to five-fold in Vancouver by 2100. Mean radiant temperature is reduced by added street trees under RCP 4.5 scenario.
Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8970-8504
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1565-095X
Abstract Spatiotemporal variation of mean radiant temperature (Tmrt), a major driver of outdoor human thermal comfort, is driven by exposure to solar and longwave radiation, which in turn respond to local patterns of shading, wind speed, air humidity and air temperature. In this study, the SOlar and LongWave Environmental Irradiance Geometry (SOLWEIG) model was used to simulate how changes in minimum and maximum air temperature and solar radiation under Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) 4.5 and 8.5 climate projections would change Tmrt in Vancouver over the 2070–2100 period. With micrometeorological variables representative of a changed climate, days with Tmrt above 65 °C were predicted to increase three-to five-fold under RCP 4.5 and 8.5, respectively. SOLWEIG was also used to quantify the potential of maximum feasible street tree cover to reduce Tmrt for the hottest day on record for Vancouver (July 29, 2009), and an end-of-century hot day under the two future climate scenarios. SOLWEIG simulations with maximum feasible street tree cover under RCP 4.5 demonstrated an average reduction of 1.3 °C in Tmrt, compared to the contemporary extreme heat day with current street trees. However, average Tmrt increased by 1.9 °C under the RCP 8.5 scenario even with maximum feasible street tree cover, relative to the contemporary extreme heat day. We conclude that adding street trees has the potential to offset Tmrt increases under the RCP 4.5 scenario, however this measure is insufficient to maintain contemporary Tmrt under the RCP 8.5 scenario.
Highlights Radiant heat exposure of six local climate zones is modelled for a hot summer day. Days with Tmrt above 65 °C to increase three-to five-fold in Vancouver by 2100. Mean radiant temperature is reduced by added street trees under RCP 4.5 scenario.
Urban tree planting to maintain outdoor thermal comfort under climate change: The case of Vancouver's local climate zones
Aminipouri, Mehdi (author) / Rayner, David (author) / Lindberg, Fredrik (author) / Thorsson, Sofia (author) / Knudby, Anders Jensen (author) / Zickfeld, Kirsten (author) / Middel, Ariane (author) / Krayenhoff, E. Scott (author)
Building and Environment ; 158 ; 226-236
2019-05-11
11 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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