The number of hot days is increasing in many parts of the world because of the heat island
phenomenon and global climate change. High air temperature greatly affects human …

Progress in urban climatology over the two decades since the first publication of the
International Journal of Climatology is reviewed. It is emphasized that urban climatology …

Land cover changes (LCCs) play an important role in the climate system. Research over
recent decades highlights the impacts of these changes on atmospheric temperature …

It is a well established fact that the urban landscape creates a climate which influences, for
example, human comfort, air quality and energy consumption. However, in spite of this …

Analyses taken over all observed weather conditions of daily 0600 EST climate data from a
network of monitoring stations in and around the large city of Melbourne, Australia, revealed …

An important ecosystem service provided by urban trees is the cooling effect caused by their
transpiration. The aim of this study was to quantify the magnitude of daytime and night-time …

This paper summarizes recent research on urban heat islands carried out in Europe. Recent
studies to identify the amplitude of urban heat islands as well as the main reasons that …

The climate in the city of Goteborg, Sweden, was investigated for a three year period. In this
paper the nocturnal temperature distribution is analysed in relation to differences in street …

In this study, an urban roughness mapping method is presented on the example of a large
study area in Szeged, Hungary, as an example. With this roughness mapping procedure, the …

This paper examines the characteristics of the urban heat island (UHI) in a large Australian
city (Melbourne) using local area weather data and the US National Centers for …