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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5023-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-17-5023-2024
© Author(s) 2024. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Model description paper
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27 Jun 2024
Model description paper |
| 27 Jun 2024
| 27 Jun 2024
WRF-Comfort: simulating microscale variability in outdoor heat stress at the city scale with a mesoscale model
Alberto Martilli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Atmospheric Modelling Unit, Environmental Department, CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
Negin Nazarian
School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Sydney, Australia
E. Scott Krayenhoff
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Jacob Lachapelle
School of Environmental Sciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
Jiachen Lu
School of Built Environment, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Sydney, Australia
Esther Rivas
Atmospheric Modelling Unit, Environmental Department, CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
Alejandro Rodriguez-Sanchez
Atmospheric Modelling Unit, Environmental Department, CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
Beatriz Sanchez
Atmospheric Modelling Unit, Environmental Department, CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
José Luis Santiago
Atmospheric Modelling Unit, Environmental Department, CIEMAT, Madrid 28040, Spain
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Latest update: 22 Aug 2025
Short summary
Here, we present a model that quantifies the thermal stress and its microscale variability at a city scale with a mesoscale model. This tool can have multiple applications, from early warnings of extreme heat to the vulnerable population to the evaluation of the effectiveness of heat mitigation strategies. It is the first model that includes information on microscale variability in a mesoscale model, something that is essential for fully evaluating heat stress.
Here, we present a model that quantifies the thermal stress and its microscale variability at a...
