Launch of 3 urban reports
1. Launch of the Guidance to Measuring, Modelling and Monitoring the Canopy Layer Urban Heat Island (CL-UHI)
20 May 2022, 12:00-13:30 CEST
This guidance provides an overview of and recommendations for measuring, modelling and monitoring the canopy layer urban heat island. The physical backgrounds, including meteorological conditions and urban and rural characteristics, that influence the development of canopy layer urban heat island are addressed. Examples of urban services needing information on the canopy layer urban heat island are provided and the impacts of mitigation and adaptation efforts are discussed. (Draft Document can be found here)
Moderator: Alexander Baklanov
Speakers:
- K. Heinke Schlünzen (Universität Hamburg) − Processes influencing canopy layer urban heat island
- Chao Ren (The University of Hong Kong) − Urban services needing canopy layer urban heat island information
- Alberto Martilli (CIEMAT, Spain) − Modelling the canopy layer urban heat island
- Matthias Roth (National University of Singapore) − Observing and monitoring the canopy layer urban heat island
- Iain D. Stewart (Global Cities Institute, Toronto) − Understanding canopy layer urban heat island mitigation and adaptation effort
- Questions and answers
Recording Vedio can be found here.
2. Launch of the Good Practices on High-resolution Modeling for Integrated Urban Services (IUS)
24 May 2022, 13:00-14:30 CEST
This “Good Practices” aims to present a broad overview of state-of-the-art modelling capabilities to provide fine-scale, and information for cities. It presents high-resolution forecasting and predictions, including meteorological models, air quality models, and hydrological models, etc., products verification and applications to address the requirements of urban stakeholders and users, as well as recommendations and past experiences of cities. (Draft Document can be found here)
Moderator: Feng Liang
Speakers:
- Valéry Masson − Introduction to the good practices
- Kenza Khomsi − High resolution urban forecasting: what data are needed?
- Valéry Masson − Urbanized atmospheric model for high-resolution urban climate and integrated services
- Mariano Re − High-resolution hydrological modeling: needs and applications at the urban scale
- Dan Chen − Complexities and practices of high-resolution air quality modeling for Integrated Urban Services
- Valéry Masson − Summary and recommendations
- Questions and answers
Recording Vedio can be found here.
3. Launch of the IG3IS Urban Greenhouse Gas Emission Observation and Monitoring Good Practices
1 June 2022, 21:00-22:30 CEST
These Best Practice Guidelines are intended to provide technical guidance on current state-of-the-art technologies in urban greenhouse gas information systems. It lays out the available methodologies and how they can best be implemented, as well as guidance on the end user outputs that might be obtained from each methodology. (Draft Document can be found here)
Moderator: Oksana Tarasova
Speakers:
- Jocelyn C. Turnbull − Introduction to the good practices
- Kevin Gurney − Advanced urban inventory processes
- Felix Vogel − Direct utilization of the observations for emissions estimates
- Kim Mueller − Approaches to modelling of urban emissions
- Phil DeCola − Way forward with the implementation and revisions of the good practices
- Questions and answers
Recording Vedio can be found here.