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Combined Effects of Future Urban Growth and Climate Change on Irrigation Water Demand in Central Arizona
<p>This dataset contains the simulation results of the combined effects of future urban growth and climate change on irrigation water use in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area, central Arizona. The simulation is conducted with the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model at 1-km, hourly resolution from 1981-2100 and aggregated to 30-yr average in this dataset. </p> <p>The 30-yr average results are compressed and organized into three files: <strong>Baseline</strong>, <strong>ICLUS2050</strong>, and <strong>ICLUS2100</strong>. The Baseline file contains results using the historical land cover map (year 2010). The <strong>ICLUS2050</strong> and <strong>ICLUS2100</strong> contain results using future land cover maps. The filename of modeling results contains the associated land cover and climate change scenario as follows: "fluxes.irri.ICLUS_<em>$YEAR</em>_<em>$LCSCE</em>.<em>$CLSCE.$GCM</em>.nc", where <em>$YEAR</em> is the year of land cover change projection (2050 or 2100), <em>$LCSCE</em> is the land cover change scenario (SSP2 or SSP5), <em>$CLSCE</em> is the climate change scenario (RCP45 or RCP85), and <em>$GCM</em> is the GCM used (eight in total) </p> <p>More details can be found on the associated paper (this record will be updated when the paper is published):</p> <p>Wang, Z., and Vivoni, E.R. 2021. Combined Effects of Future Urban Growth and Climate Change on Irrigation Water Demand in Central Arizona. <em>Journal of the American Water Resources Association (in revision)</em>.</p>
Supplementary material 3 from: Schmidt K, Walz A (2021) Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change through residential urban green structures: co-benefits to thermal comfort, biodiversity, carbon storage and social interaction. One Ecosystem 6: e65706. https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.6.e65706
Mean values of microclimatic parameters between 9am and 9pm, based on measurements in the four courtyards (CY): CY 1: light green, CY 2: dark green, CY 3: orange, CY 4: red
Supplementary material 6 from: Schmidt K, Walz A (2021) Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change through residential urban green structures: co-benefits to thermal comfort, biodiversity, carbon storage and social interaction. One Ecosystem 6: e65706. https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.6.e65706
Results from tree mapping and allometric equations, indicating above-ground biomass and carbon stocks
Supplementary material 5 from: Schmidt K, Walz A (2021) Ecosystem-based adaptation to climate change through residential urban green structures: co-benefits to thermal comfort, biodiversity, carbon storage and social interaction. One Ecosystem 6: e65706. https://doi.org/10.3897/oneeco.6.e65706
Results from habitat mapping and biodiversity scores. Domin values = 1: < 4% cover with few individuals; 2: < 4% with several individuals; 3: < 4% with many individuals; 4: 4–10%; 5: 11–25%; 6: 26–33%; 7: 34–50%; 8: 51–75%; 9: 76–90%; 10: 91–100% cover
Supplemental data for "Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication"
<p>Supplemental data for "Circular utilization of urban tree waste contributes to the mitigation of climate change and eutrophication"</p>
Urban Heat: Forward-Looking Climate Modelling for West-Africa : Togolese Cities
<p>We produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. The study focuses on five cities in Togo: Tsevie, Dapaong, Kara, Sokode and Atakpame.</p> <p>More details about the dataset: </p> <ul> <li>The dataset includes calculations for each indicator across three scenarios (<strong>present, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0</strong>) and three twenty-year periods (<strong>2001-2020, 2031-2050, and 2051-2070</strong>). The present period refers to 2001-2020, while the other two periods correspond to the two SSP scenarios.</li> <li>All indicators are available in both <strong>NetCDF</strong> and <strong>GeoTiff</strong> formats.</li> <li>The indicators are calculated at a resolution of <strong>100 m</strong>, consistent with the UrbClim and WBGT simulations. Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicators are provided at a resolution of <strong>30 m</strong>.</li> <li>The UrbClim and WBGT simulations, as well as the postprocessing, are conducted using the regional projection <strong>E</strong><strong>PSG 32631</strong>. The NetCDF and GeoTiff data also adopt this projection. Furthermore, a GeoTiff data file with <strong>EPSG 4326</strong> projection is included.</li> <li>All indicators are calculated as <strong>yearly averages</strong>. </li> <li>Images for <strong>quick viewing</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>png</strong> format visualizing the results for each indicator. </li> <li>The indicators in NetCDF and GeoTiff format as well as the visualized PNG files can be found in the <strong>{city}_indicators.zip</strong>.</li> <li>Three representative locations within the study domain have been selected to retrieve the WBGT profile on a chosen date (a hot day in 2020). The results are stored in WBGT_data.xlsx and visualized as WBGT_{date}.png. The shapefile is named as selected_locations.shp. These data together with the visualization of the land use map is compressed in <strong>{city}_landuse_wbgt.zip</strong>. </li> <li>More information about the dataset, including the methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the <strong>Technical_Annex_Togo.docx</strong></li> </ul>
Urban Heat: Forward-Looking Climate Modelling for West-Africa: Guinea cities
<p>We produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. The study focuses on two cities in Guinea: Conakry and Kankan.</p> <p>More details about the dataset: </p> <ul> <li>The dataset includes calculations for each indicator across three scenarios (<strong>present, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0</strong>) and three twenty-year periods (<strong>2001-2020, 2031-2050, and 2051-2070</strong>). The present period refers to 2001-2020, while the other two periods correspond to the two SSP scenarios.</li> <li>All indicators are available in both <strong>NetCDF</strong> and <strong>GeoTiff</strong> formats.</li> <li>The indicators are calculated at a resolution of <strong>100 m </strong>(Kankan) and <strong>200 m </strong>(Conakry), consistent with the UrbClim and WBGT simulations. Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicators are provided at a resolution of <strong>30 m</strong>.</li> <li>The UrbClim and WBGT simulations, as well as the postprocessing, are conducted using the regional projection <strong>E</strong><strong>PSG 32629 </strong>(Kankan) and <strong>EPSG 32628 </strong>(Conakry). The NetCDF and GeoTiff data also adopt this projection. Furthermore, a GeoTiff data file with <strong>EPSG 4326</strong> projection is included.</li> <li>All indicators are calculated as <strong>yearly averages</strong>. </li> <li>Images for <strong>quick viewing</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>png</strong> format visualizing the results for each indicator. </li> <li>The indicators in NetCDF and GeoTiff format as well as the visualized PNG files can be found in the <strong>{city}_indicators.zip</strong>.</li> <li>Three representative locations within the study domain have been selected to retrieve the WBGT profile on a chosen date (a hot day in 2020). The results are stored in WBGT_data.xlsx and visualized as WBGT_{date}.png. The shapefile is named as selected_locations.shp. These data together with the visualization of the land use map is compressed in <strong>{city}_landuse_wbgt.zip</strong>. </li> <li>More information about the dataset, including the methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the <strong>Technical_description_Guinea.docx</strong></li> </ul>
Urban Heat: Forward-Looking Climate Modelling for West-Africa : Corridor Abidjan-Lagos
<p>We produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. The study focuses on five cities at Corridor Abidjan-Lagos: Abidjan, Cotonou, Lome, Accra and Lagos.</p> <p>More details about the dataset: </p> <ul> <li>The dataset includes calculations for each indicator for the reference period <strong>(present: 2001 to 2020</strong>). For city Lome two more future scenarios (<strong>SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0</strong>) and with two twenty-year periods (<strong>2031-2050, and 2051-2070</strong>) were applied.</li> <li>All indicators are available in both <strong>NetCDF</strong> and <strong>GeoTiff</strong> formats.</li> <li>The indicators are calculated at a resolution of <strong>100 m to 200 m</strong> (depending on the size of the city), consistent with the UrbClim and WBGT simulations. Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicators are provided at a resolution of <strong>30 m</strong>.</li> <li>The UrbClim and WBGT simulations, as well as the postprocessing, are conducted using the regional projection. The NetCDF and GeoTiff data also adopt this projection. Furthermore, a GeoTiff data file with <strong>EPSG 4326</strong> projection is included.</li> <li>All indicators are calculated as <strong>yearly averages</strong>. </li> <li>Images for <strong>quick viewing</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>png</strong> format visualizing the results for each indicator. </li> <li>The indicators in NetCDF and GeoTiff format as well as the visualized PNG files can be found in the <strong>{city}_present_indicators.zip </strong>or <strong>{city}_indicators.zip </strong>(for Lome).</li> <li>Three representative locations within the study domain have been selected to retrieve the WBGT profile on a chosen date (a hot day in 2020). The results are stored in WBGT_data.xlsx and visualized as WBGT_{date}.png. The shapefile is named as selected_locations.shp. These data together with the visualization of the land use map is compressed in <strong>{city}_landuse_wbgt.zip</strong>. </li> <li>More information about the dataset, including the methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the <strong>Technical_description_corridor.docx</strong></li> </ul>
Urban Heat: Forward-Looking Climate Modelling for West-Africa: extra indicator
<p>We produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. This dataset serves as a supplement to the previous two datasets: https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.11085333 and https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.11073297. It contains an extra indicator Heat Index (HI) based on the apparent temperature (AT) for 12 cities in west Africa. </p> <p>More details about the dataset: </p> <ul> <li>The dataset includes calculations for HI across three scenarios (<strong>present, SSP2-4.5, SSP3-7.0</strong>) and three twenty-year periods (<strong>2001-2020, 2031-2050, and 2051-2070</strong>). The present period refers to 2001-2020, while the other two periods correspond to the two SSP scenarios.</li> <li>The indicator is available in both <strong>NetCDF</strong> and <strong>GeoTiff</strong> formats. It is named as HIAT in the file name with extra information such as scenario, resolution, projection, etc. </li> <li>The indicator is calculated at a resolution from <strong>100 m </strong>to <strong>200 m </strong>(depending on the size of the city). Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicator is provided at a resolution of <strong>30 m</strong>.</li> <li>The Heat Index is calculated as the <strong>yearly average number of days when apparent temperature reaches 105 F</strong>. More information regarding the definition and calculation of HI can be found: Rohat, G., Flacke, J., Dosio, A., Dao, H., & Van Maarseveen, M. (2019). Projections of human exposure to dangerous heat in African cities under multiple socioeconomic and climate scenarios. <em>Earth's Future</em>, <em>7</em>(5), 528-546.</li> <li>Images for <strong>quick viewing</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>png</strong> format are available. </li> <li>The indicators in NetCDF and GeoTiff format as well as the visualized PNG files can be found in the <strong>{city}_HIAT.zip </strong>(for the cities with future projection) or <strong>{city}</strong><strong>_present_HIAT.zip </strong>(for those cities without future projection).</li> <li>More information about other indicators, including the simulation, methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the other two datasets.</li> </ul>
Data for "Elevated urban energy risks due to climate-driven biophysical feedbacks"
<p>This dataset contains the global multi-model urban climate and energy projections from Li et al. (2024), "Elevated urban energy risks due to climate-driven biophysical feedbacks", published in <em>Nature Climate Change</em>. It contains global monthly mean projections of urban 2-meter air temperature, and urban cooling and heating energy fluxes derived from 25 Earth system models (ESMs) participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6 (CMIP6). Details about how this dataset was generated are described in the article. This dataset may be useful for multiple communities interested in future energy risks, climate change impacts and vulnerability, and climate-sensitive adaptation and energy planning.</p> <p>For more details, please refer to the README.md file included in the dataset.</p>
Montreal climate data for building simulations with urban heat island effects and nature-based solutions
<p>As cities face rising temperatures, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and altered precipitation patterns, buildings are subjected to increasing energy demand, heat stress, thermal comfort issues, and decreased service life. Therefore, evaluating building performance under changing climate conditions is essential for building sustainable and resilient communities. Unique climate characteristics of cities, such as the urban heat island effect, are not well simulated by global or regional climate models, and is therefore often not included in typical building analyses. Consequently, a computationally efficient approach is used to generate “urbanized” climate data, derived from regional climate models, to prepare building simulation climate data that incorporate urban effects. We demonstrate this process using existing climate data for Montreal airport’s weather station and extend it to prepare projections for scenarios where nature-based solutions, such as increased greenery and albedo, were implemented. We find significant improvements in the representation of the urban heat island and subsequent cooling effects of nature-based solutions in the urbanized climate data. This dataset allows building practitioners to evaluate building performance under historical and potential future changes in climate, considering the complex interactions within the urban canopy and the implementation of mitigation efforts such as nature-based solutions.</p> <p>This dataset contains hourly historical and future weather files for use in building simulations for the city of Montreal, Canada. While similar weather files are usually based on measurements taken at a city's nearby airport, the current dataset utilizes a novel statistical-dynamical downscaling technique which involves the use of the dynamical Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model combined with a statistical approach and climate projections from an ensemble of 15 Canadian Regional Climate Model 4 (CanRCM4) to generate urban climate data which includes the effects of the urban heat island and different nature-based solutions (NBS) as mitigation strategies (such as increasing surface albedo and greenery). Additionally, different levels of implementation of these mitigation strategies were produced, for example, when the albedo is increased to 0.40 (ALBD40) and 0.80 (ALBD80), and similarly for the green and combined scenarios, GRN40, GRN80, COMB40, and COMB80. The URBAN scenario is considered the control case where the urban heat island effects are accounted for in the data, but the NBS scenarios are not yet implemtned. </p> <p>The data are stored in large CSV files, where the rows consists of all 15 realizations of the CanRCM4 ensemble and the variables make up the columns. For example, each 31-year period is repeated 15 times, once for each of the RCM realizations. Therefore, there are 4,073,400 (15x31x8760) rows in each file. We recommend viewing the data using packages from Python or R. </p> <p> </p> <p>The historical and future global warming thresholds and their corresponding time periods are as follows:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming Scenario</strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong>Time Period</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Historical</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>1991-2021</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 0.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2003-2033</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 1.0ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2014-2044</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 1.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2024-2054</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 2.0ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2034-2064</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 2.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2042-2072</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 3.0ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2051-2081</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 3.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2064-2094</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p>The following variables are included in the files:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Variable</strong></td> <td><strong>Description</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>RUN</strong></td> <td>Run number (R1-R15) of Canadian Regional Climate Model, CanRCM4 large ensemble associated with the selected reference year data</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>YEAR</strong></td> <td>Year associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>MONTH</strong></td> <td>Month associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DAY</strong></td> <td>Day of the month associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>HOUR</strong></td> <td>Hour associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>YDAY</strong></td> <td>Day of the year associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DRI_kJPerM2</strong></td> <td>Direct horizontal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DHI_kJperM2</strong></td> <td>Diffused horizontal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DNI_kJperM2</strong></td> <td>Direct normal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the <em>HOUR</em> indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GHI_kJperM2</strong></td> <td>Global horizontal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>TCC_Percent</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous total cloud cover at the HOUR in % (range: 0-100)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>RAIN_Mm</strong></td> <td>Total rainfall in mm (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>WDIR_ClockwiseDegFromNorth</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous wind direction at the HOUR in degrees (measured clockwise from the North)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>WSP_MPerSec</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous wind speed at the HOUR in meters/sec</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>RHUM_Percent</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous relative humidity at the HOUR in %</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>TEMP_K</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous temperature at the HOUR in Kelvin</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>ATMPR_Pa</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous atmospheric pressure at the HOUR in Pascal</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>SnowC_Yes1No0 </strong></td> <td>Instantaneous snow-cover at the HOUR (1 - snow; 0 - no snow)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>SNWD_Cm</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous snow depth at the HOUR in cm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Toronto climate data for building simulations with urban heat island effects and nature-based solutions
<p>As cities face rising temperatures, increased frequency of extreme weather events, and altered precipitation patterns, buildings are subjected to increasing energy demand, heat stress, thermal comfort issues, and decreased service life. Therefore, evaluating building performance under changing climate conditions is essential for building sustainable and resilient communities. Unique climate characteristics of cities, such as the urban heat island effect, are not well simulated by global or regional climate models, and is therefore often not included in typical building analyses. Consequently, a computationally efficient approach is used to generate “urbanized” climate data, derived from regional climate models, to prepare building simulation climate data that incorporate urban effects. We demonstrate this process using existing climate data for Toronto airport’s weather station and extend it to prepare projections for scenarios where nature-based solutions, such as increased greenery and albedo, were implemented. We find significant improvements in the representation of the urban heat island and subsequent cooling effects of nature-based solutions in the urbanized climate data. This dataset allows building practitioners to evaluate building performance under historical and potential future changes in climate, considering the complex interactions within the urban canopy and the implementation of mitigation efforts such as nature-based solutions.</p> <p>This dataset contains hourly historical and future weather files for use in building simulations for the city of Toronto, Canada. While similar weather files are usually based on measurements taken at a city's nearby airport, the current dataset utilizes a novel statistical-dynamical downscaling technique which involves the use of the dynamical Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model combined with a statistical approach and climate projections from an ensemble of 15 Canadian Regional Climate Model 4 (CanRCM4) to generate urban climate data which includes the effects of the urban heat island and different nature-based solutions (NBS) as mitigation strategies (such as increasing surface albedo and greenery). Additionally, different levels of implementation of these mitigation strategies were produced, for example, when the albedo is increased to 0.40 (ALBD40) and 0.80 (ALBD80), and similarly for the green and combined scenarios, GRN40, GRN80, COMB40, and COMB80. The URBAN scenario is considered the control case where the urban heat island effects are accounted for in the data, but the NBS scenarios are not yet implemtned. </p> <p>The data are stored in large CSV files, where the rows consists of all 15 realizations of the CanRCM4 ensemble and the variables make up the columns. For example, each 31-year period is repeated 15 times, once for each of the RCM realizations. Therefore, there are 4,073,400 (15x31x8760) rows in each file. We recommend viewing the data using packages from Python or R. </p> <p> </p> <p>The historical and future global warming thresholds and their corresponding time periods are as follows:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming Scenario</strong></p> </td> <td> <p><strong>Time Period</strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Historical</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>1991-2021</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 0.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2003-2033</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 1.0ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2014-2044</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 1.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2024-2054</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 2.0ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2034-2064</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 2.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2042-2072</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 3.0ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2051-2081</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> <p><strong>Global Warming 3.5ºC</strong></p> </td> <td> <p>2064-2094</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p> </p> <p>The following variables are included in the files:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td><strong>Variable</strong></td> <td><strong>Description</strong></td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>RUN</strong></td> <td>Run number (R1-R15) of Canadian Regional Climate Model, CanRCM4 large ensemble associated with the selected reference year data</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>YEAR</strong></td> <td>Year associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>MONTH</strong></td> <td>Month associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DAY</strong></td> <td>Day of the month associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>HOUR</strong></td> <td>Hour associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>YDAY</strong></td> <td>Day of the year associated with the record</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DRI_kJPerM2</strong></td> <td>Direct horizontal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DHI_kJperM2</strong></td> <td>Diffused horizontal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>DNI_kJperM2</strong></td> <td>Direct normal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the <em>HOUR</em> indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>GHI_kJperM2</strong></td> <td>Global horizontal irradiance in kJ/m2 (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>TCC_Percent</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous total cloud cover at the HOUR in % (range: 0-100)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>RAIN_Mm</strong></td> <td>Total rainfall in mm (total from previous HOUR to the HOUR indicated)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>WDIR_ClockwiseDegFromNorth</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous wind direction at the HOUR in degrees (measured clockwise from the North)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>WSP_MPerSec</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous wind speed at the HOUR in meters/sec</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>RHUM_Percent</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous relative humidity at the HOUR in %</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>TEMP_K</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous temperature at the HOUR in Kelvin</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>ATMPR_Pa</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous atmospheric pressure at the HOUR in Pascal</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>SnowC_Yes1No0 </strong></td> <td>Instantaneous snow-cover at the HOUR (1 - snow; 0 - no snow)</td> </tr> <tr> <td><strong>SNWD_Cm</strong></td> <td>Instantaneous snow depth at the HOUR in cm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>
Assessment of carbon stocks and sequestration potential of urban bio- park under arid climatic conditions
<p>Assessment of carbon stocks and sequestration potential of urban bio- <br>park under arid climatic conditions </p>
Bold Park reptile species capture data for: Decadal abundance patterns in an isolated urban reptile assemblage: Monitoring under a changing climate
<p class="MsoNormal"><span>Fenced pitfall trapping in four sampling sites <span>representing different habitats and fire history</span> over the primary reptile activity period for 35 consecutive years with over 17000 individuals captured during 3300 days of sampling; the trapping regime was modified for the last 28 years.</span></p>
Urban Heat: Forward-Looking Climate Modeling for Gaza City
<p>We produced actionable data on heat stress in cities to inform analysis and client dialogue on the part of World Bank teams. We applied an urban-scale climate modeling framework to generate datasets describing modeled heat stress exposure for present-day and future conditions under selected climate scenarios. The study domain focuses on Gaza City.</p> <p>More details about the dataset: </p> <ul> <li>The dataset includes calculations for each indicator across three scenarios (<strong>present, SSP1-1.9, SSP3-7.0</strong>) and three twenty-year periods (<strong>2001-2020, 2021-2040, and 2041-2060</strong>). The present period refers to 2001-2020, while the other two periods correspond to the two SSP scenarios.</li> <li>All indicators are available in both <strong>NetCDF</strong> and <strong>GeoTiff</strong> formats.</li> <li>The indicators are calculated at a resolution of <strong>100 m</strong>, consistent with the UrbClim and WBGT simulations. Additionally, downscaled versions of the indicators are provided at a resolution of <strong>30 m</strong>.</li> <li>The UrbClim and WBGT simulations, as well as the postprocessing, are conducted using the regional projection <strong>E</strong><strong>PSG 32636</strong>. The NetCDF and GeoTiff data also adopt this projection. Furthermore, a GeoTiff data file with <strong>EPSG 4326</strong> projection is included.</li> <li>All indicators are calculated as <strong>yearly averages</strong>. Some indicators also have additional calculations for <strong>seasonal averages</strong>, including Spring (MAM), Summer (JJA), Autumn (SON), and Winter (DJF).</li> <li>Ten representative locations within the study domain have been selected to retrieve the WBGT profile on a chosen date (2017-07-11). The results and the locations are stored in wbgt_profile.xlsx.</li> <li>Images for <strong>quick viewing</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>png</strong> format visualizing the results for each indicator. Present denotes the period 2001-2020; 2030 denotes the period 2021-2040; & 2050 denotes the period 2041-2060.</li> <li>The NetCDF and GeoTiff data can be found in the data.zip; The png files for quick viewing can be found in quickview.zip; more information about the dataset, including the methodology, all available data list, contact information, etc. can be found in the Technical_Annex_Gaza.docx</li> </ul>
UrbAlytics - Remote Sensing tools for Urban Heat Island Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation through Nature-Based Solutions
<p>Urban Heat Island (UHI) is considered one of the significant problems posed to human beings due to the urbanization and industrialization of human civilization. The leading causes of UHI are the vast amounts of heat urban structures produce as they absorb and re-radiate solar radiation and anthropogenic heat sources. The issue mainly affects cities or metropolises with a vast population and a thriving economy. The problem will worsen significantly in the future due to the predicted three billion people living in urban areas worldwide. Due to the severity of the problem, accessing up-to-date information layers that can support city planners and decision-makers in the context of climate resilience is a demanding problem nowadays.</p> <p><strong>UrbAlytics</strong> is an experimental sub-project of the H2020-funded project <a href="https://ai4copernicus-project.eu/"><strong>AI4Copernicus</strong></a> that aims to bridge Artificial Intelligence with Earth Observations, producing information layers that can support city planners and decision-makers in the context of climate resilience and related challenges in urban areas. This research investigates, thanks to the joint expertise of the partners <a href="https://www.latitudo40.com/"><strong>Latitudo 40</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.landsrl.com/land-research-lab"><strong>LAND Research Lab®</strong></a>, the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect, evaluating its impacts on cities, assessing Ecosystem Services provided by Blue and Green Infrastructures and proposing a set of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for climate adaptation and extreme heat mitigation. </p> <p><strong>The dataset</strong></p> <p>This dataset is the tool's output of a fully automated workflow realized during the project and tested for the cities of <strong>Milan</strong> and <strong>Naples</strong>, pilot users of the experiment. The choice of Milan and Naples allows for different readiness levels, data availability, and urban-climatic conditions.<br> For each city, the dataset contains the following layers for the analysis period 2018-2022.</p> <p><strong> HEATWAVE POTENTIAL RISK (HPR)</strong></p> <p>Risk Assessment mapping concerning extreme heat, considering the severity of the heat island phenomenons, the exposure of sensitive age groups and the vulnerability due to city morphology and surface materials. The risk assessment is the first step in defining a methodology that aims to assess the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation strategies to climate extremes. It's a value in [0,1], where the higher the value higher the risk.</p> <p><strong> MICROCLIMATIC PERFORMANCE INDEX (MPI)</strong></p> <p>The role of vegetation in the city in abating the Heat Island effect has been widely demonstrated. In this context, deploying Urban Green Infrastructure is recognized as one of the most important strategies to mitigate UHI and promote a resilient city environment. The significance of the mitigation role of the Heat Island phenomenon that vegetation assumes makes it necessary to map Urban Green Infrastructure to estimate a cooling potential. Estimating the microclimatic performance of urban vegetation is crucial to plan adaptation and mitigation actions for the UHI effect. In this work, up-to-date Tree Cover Density and Land Cover maps have been produced using machine learning applied to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery. Those maps have been interpolated and combined, creating 20 Blue and Green Infrastructures classes. Each category's microclimatic performance score was attributed based on evapotranspiration potential, shading and albedo. The output is a map with integer values in [1, 20], where the lower the value higher the microclimatic performance. </p> <p><strong> PARK COOL ISLANDS (PCI)</strong></p> <p>Park Cool Islands layer identifies the most performing areas during extreme summer heatwaves, according to their size and relevant characteristics, providing reliable information to citizens and urban planners about the safest and coolest areas during extreme heatwaves. Since the green areas' type and composition can influence their cooling effects, we considered both the size and composition of urban parks to identify the most performing green areas in terms of the Park Cool Island effect. <strong> </strong>The layer distinguishes between major and minor Park Cool Islands. <em>Major PCI</em> includes areas covered by at least 50% of tree canopy coverage and bigger than 2 hectares with an estimated cooling distance of 300 m buffer<strong>. </strong><em>Minor PCI</em> includes green areas whose surface is between 1 and 2 hectares as well as those green areas bigger than 2 hectares but covered by less than 50% of tree canopy coverage, with an estimated cooling distance of 100 m buffer.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Contact Information</strong></p> <p>If you would like further information about the dataset or if you experience any issues downloading files, please contact us <a href="mailto:giovanni.giacco@latitudo40.com">giovanni.giacco@latitudo40.com</a>, <a href="mailto:giulia.castellazzi@landsrl.com">giulia.castellazzi@landsrl.com</a></p>
Body size trends in response to climate and urbanization in the widespread North American deer mouse, Peromyscus maniculatus
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Bold Park reptile species capture data for: Decadal abundance patterns in an isolated urban reptile assemblage: Monitoring under a changing climate
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Climate-relevant urban canopy parameter measurements in Kampala, Uganda.
<p>Raw dataset containing climate-relevant urban canopy parameter measurements obtained during the fieldwork exercise in July-August 2018, Kampala, Uganda. The data can be translated to high-resolution, detailed input fields for urban parametrisation schemes coupled to regional climate models.</p>
Data for the parameterization of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models
<p><em>Radiative Transfer</em> <em>Model</em> (RTM) is a key component in microscale building resolving urban climate models (<em>UCM</em>), which are used to simulate the flow within urban area. We use different parameterizations of RTMs in the model system <a href="https://gmd.copernicus.org/articles/13/1335/2020/gmd-13-1335-2020.html">PALM</a> version 6.0 to show how much detail modellers should include in their simulation.</p> <p>We introduce the output PALM model results for two examples: (1) A simplified urban geometry consisting of an urban crossing (UC) and (2) a realistic urban domain located at the town square Ernst-Reuter-Platz in Charlottenburg in Berlin (ER). The netCDF files contain the radiative flux received by each surface in the domains, including the shortwave (direct and diffuse) radiation as well as the longwave radiation. Also, the data set includes the 3D flow variables (<em>u</em>, <em>v</em>, <em>w</em>) and the potential temperature. The model drivers (input data) for both examples are included as well.</p> <p>The data set consists of the following model input/output data:</p> <p>1) Simplified urban domain (UC):</p> <ul> <li>Input driver for the model PALM for UC (UC_model_driver.tar.gz)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_01: radiation for horizontal surfaces (UC_RTM_01.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_02: sky view effect (building shadows) (UC_RTM_02.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_03: vegetation interaction with SW radiation (UC_RTM_03.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_04: receiving radiation from surface emission (UC_RTM_04.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_05: vegetation interaction with LW radiation (UC_RTM_05.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_06: single reflection (UC_RTM_06.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_07: vegetation interaction with reflected radiation (UC_RTM_07.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for UC when using RTM_08: multiple reflections (UC_RTM_08.nc)</li> <li>3D data for the UC reference case which includes u,v,w,theta</li> </ul> <p>2) Realistic urban domain (ER):</p> <ul> <li>Input driver for the model PALM for ER (ER_model_driver)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_01: radiation for horizontal surfaces (ER_RTM_01.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_02: sky view effect (building shadows) (ER_RTM_02.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_03: vegetation interaction with SW radiation (ER_RTM_03.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_04: receiving radiation from surface emission (ER_RTM_04.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_05: vegetation interaction with LW radiation (ER_RTM_05.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_06: single reflection (ER_RTM_06.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_07: vegetation interaction with reflected radiation (ER_RTM_07.nc)</li> <li>Radiation fluxes for ER when using RTM_08: multiple reflections (ER_RTM_08.nc)</li> <li>3D data for the ER reference case which includes u,v,w,theta</li> </ul> <p>For more information and analysis, please check out the relevant publication in the international journal Geoscientific Model Development: Salim et. al, Importance of radiative transfer processes in urban climate models:A study based on the PALM model system 6.0, submitted to GMD.</p>
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