High resolution modeling of the impact of urbanization and green infrastructure on the water and energy balance

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  • Rebecca Wiegels
  • José Fernando Chapa Zumba
  • Jochen Hack

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  • Technische Universität Darmstadt
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OriginalspracheEnglisch
Aufsatznummer100961
FachzeitschriftUrban Climate
Jahrgang39
Ausgabenummer39
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Sept. 2021
Extern publiziertJa

Abstract

Sealed surfaces in urban areas change the water and energy balance resulting in decreased evapotranspiration and infiltration, magnified stormwater runoff, and sensible heat fluxes. Urban Green Infrastructures (UGI) are implemented to reverse such effects. This study examines the potential of a high-resolution grid-based model to show the impact of different degrees of urban land cover. The study area was divided into 52 cells and cells were categorized into four urban degrees of urbanization. Two scenarios were considered to represent the existing conditions of a study area in the Great Metropolitan Area of Costa Rica and the effects derived from the implementation of UGI. The software Surface Urban Energy and Water Balance Scheme (SUEWS) was employed to simulate both scenarios and compare them by using the Bowen ratio (β) as an indicator of changes in the energy balance. The results show a reduction of β associated with the spatial distribution of the cells with different degrees of urbanization, even in the cells where no changes were considered. Applying the SUEWS approach based on high-resolved land cover classes distribution enables a more detailed understanding of micro-climatic benefits of UGI in high-density urban areas and may result in additional insights for decision-making.

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High resolution modeling of the impact of urbanization and green infrastructure on the water and energy balance. / Wiegels, Rebecca; Chapa Zumba, José Fernando; Hack, Jochen.
in: Urban Climate, Jahrgang 39, Nr. 39, 100961, 01.09.2021.

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Wiegels R, Chapa Zumba JF, Hack J. High resolution modeling of the impact of urbanization and green infrastructure on the water and energy balance. Urban Climate. 2021 Sep 1;39(39):100961. doi: 10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100961
Wiegels, Rebecca ; Chapa Zumba, José Fernando ; Hack, Jochen. / High resolution modeling of the impact of urbanization and green infrastructure on the water and energy balance. in: Urban Climate. 2021 ; Jahrgang 39, Nr. 39.
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