Matthias Roth

TL;DR: In this paper, the surface radiant temperature heat islands of Vancouver, British Columbia, Seattle, Washington, and Los Angeles, California were used to display the surface temperature heat island data.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide a comprehensive, critical review of turbulence observations over cities and present 14 high-quality experiments which met criteria based on stringent experimental requirements, which are presented as nondimensional statistics to facilitate comparison between urban studies and work conducted over other rough, inhomogeneous surfaces.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the temporal variability of the canopy-level urban heat island (UHI) of Singapore for different temporal scales on the basis of observations during a 1-year period.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors show that the amount of net radiation dissipated by sensible heat during daytime is about 40% which is similar to values observed in (sub)urban areas of cities located in temperate climates.

TL;DR: In the last two decades substantial advances have been made in the understanding of the scientific basis of urban climates as discussed by the authors, with attention to sustainability of cities, applications that use climate information, and scientific understanding in relation to measurements and modelling.