Analysis and modelling of surface Urban Heat Island in 20 Canadian cities under climate and land-cover change

被引：70

作者：

Gaur, Abhishek ^{[1
]}

Eichenbaum, Markus Kalev ^{[2
]}

Simonovic, Slobodan P. ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Natl Res Council Canada, 1200 Montreal Rd,Bldg M-24, Ottawa, ON K1A 0R6, Canada

[2] Western Univ, Facil Intelligent Decis Support, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, London, ON N6A 3K7, Canada

来源：

JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT | 2018年 / 206卷

关键词：

Urban Heat Island; Canada; Elevation; City-size; SP model; SYSTEM MODEL; EXPANSION; TOKYO; WATER;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.10.002

中图分类号：

X [环境科学、安全科学];

学科分类号：

08 ; 0830 ;

摘要：

Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) is an urban climate phenomenon that is expected to respond to future climate and land-use land-cover change. It is important to further our understanding of physical mechanisms that govern SUHI phenomenon to enhance our ability to model future SUHI characteristics under changing geophysical conditions. In this study, SUHI phenomenon is quantified and modelled at 20 cities distributed across Canada. By analyzing MODerate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensed surface temperature at the cities over 2002-2012, it is found that 16 out of 20 selected cities have experienced a positive SUHI phenomenon while 4 cities located in the prairies region and high elevation locations have experienced a negative SUHI phenomenon in the past. A statistically significant relationship between observed SUHI magnitude and city elevation is also recorded over the observational period. A Physical Scaling downscaling model is then validated and used to downscale future surface temperature projections from 3 GCMs and 2 extreme Representative Concentration Pathways in the urban and rural areas of the cities. Future changes in SUHI magnitudes between historical (2006-2015) and future timelines: 2030s (2026-2035), 2050s (2046-2055), and 2090s (2091-2100) are estimated. Analysis of future projected changes indicate that 15 (13) out of 20 cities can be expected to experience increases in SUHI magnitudes in future under RCP 2.6 (RCP 8.5). A statistically significant relationship between projected future SUHI change and current size of the cities is also obtained. The study highlights the role of city properties (i.e. its size, elevation, and surrounding land cover) towards shaping their current and future SUHI characteristics. The results from this analysis will help decision-makers to manage Canadian cities more efficiently under rapidly changing geophysical and demographical conditions. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：145 / 157

页数：13

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