In this work, the climatic impacts of modifying urban surface characteristics are examined for the medium-sized city of Vantaa, Finland, in the current climate and in a projected future climate of 2040–2069. In simulations with the SURFEX air-surface interaction model with a horizontal resolution of 500 m, the fraction of green spaces and relatively sparsely built suburban-type land use was increased at the expense of more densely built commercial and industrial areas. The influence of this land use intervention was found to be rather modest but comparable to the effects of the expected climate change under the RCP8.5 greenhouse gas scenario. For temperature, the climate change is the dominating effect, while wind speed is mainly controlled by surface characteristics. For relative humidity, climate change and the imposed intervention are of comparable importance. The results of this sensitivity study are intended to support policy makers by assessing the potential impact of altering the urban layout in order to improve thermal comfort or as a countermeasure to climate warming in a high-latitude city.

Olli Saranko, C.F. (2020). Impacts of town characteristics on the changing urban climate in Vantaa. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 727, 1-12 [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138471].

Impacts of town characteristics on the changing urban climate in Vantaa

Erika Brattich;Silvana Di Sabatino;
2020

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In this work, the climatic impacts of modifying urban surface characteristics are examined for the medium-sized city of Vantaa, Finland, in the current climate and in a projected future climate of 2040–2069. In simulations with the SURFEX air-surface interaction model with a horizontal resolution of 500 m, the fraction of green spaces and relatively sparsely built suburban-type land use was increased at the expense of more densely built commercial and industrial areas. The influence of this land use intervention was found to be rather modest but comparable to the effects of the expected climate change under the RCP8.5 greenhouse gas scenario. For temperature, the climate change is the dominating effect, while wind speed is mainly controlled by surface characteristics. For relative humidity, climate change and the imposed intervention are of comparable importance. The results of this sensitivity study are intended to support policy makers by assessing the potential impact of altering the urban layout in order to improve thermal comfort or as a countermeasure to climate warming in a high-latitude city.
2020
Olli Saranko, C.F. (2020). Impacts of town characteristics on the changing urban climate in Vantaa. SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, 727, 1-12 [10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.138471].
Olli Saranko, Carl Fortelius, Kirsti Jylhä, Kimmo Ruosteenoja, Erika Brattich, Silvana Di Sabatino, Väinö Nurmi
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