Urban Heat Island Reports and Papers

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Measuring Heat Islands

Chicago's Urban Heat Island

Gray, K. A. and Finster, M. E. 1999. The Urban Heat Island, Photochemical Smog, and Chicago: Local Features of the Problem and Solution. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University.

Exec. Sum. (PDF) (14 pp, 205K)
Chap. 1 & 2 (PDF) (42 pp, 494K)
Chap. 3 (PDF) (38 pp, 2.2MB)
Chap. 4 & 5 (PDF) (36 pp, 653K)
Appendix (PDF) (22 pp, 878K)

Guidance on Meteorological Observations in Urban Areas

Oke, T.R. 2006. Initial Guidance to Obtain Representative Meteorological Observations at Urban Sites. IOM Report No.81, WMO/TD. No. 1250. Geneva, Switzerland: World Meteorological Organization.

Full Report (PDF) (51 pp, 440K)

Homology Mapping Technique for Heat Island Mitigation

Douglas, S. G.; Hudischewskyj, A. B.; and Lundgren, J. R. 2001. Development and Implementation of a Homology Mapping Technique to Aid the Selection of Cities for Modeling of the Effects of Urban Heat Island Mitigation Measures on Ozone Air Quality. SYSAPP-01-008. San Rafael, CA: ICF Consulting/Systems Applications International, Inc.

Full Report (PDF) (28 pp, 86K)

Salt Lake City Fabric Analysis

Akbari, H. and Rose, L. S. 2001. Characterizing the Fabric of the Urban Environment: A Case Study of Salt Lake City, Utah. LBNL-47851. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Body (PDF) (51 pp, 654K)
Appendix (PDF) (18 pp, 2.9MB)

Siting of Meteorological Instruments in Urban Areas

Oke, T.R., 2007. Siting and exposure of meteorological instruments at urban sites. In: Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XVII, Borrego, C. and A.-L. Norman, (eds.), Springer, 615-632. (A draft version is available as: Oke, T.R. 2004. Siting and exposure of meteorological instruments at urban sites. 27th NATO/CCMS International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, Banff, 25-29 October, 2004. To be published by Kluwer.)

Full Report (PDF) (14 pp, 124K)

Heat Island Mitigation

Air Quality Benefits of Heat Island Mitigation

Taha, H.; Chang, S.; and Akbari, H. 2000. Meteorological and Air Quality Impacts of Heat Island Mitigation Measures in Three U.S. Cities. LBNL-44222. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Full Report (PDF) (61 pp, 344K)

Heat-health Benefits of Urban Heat Island Mitigation

Taha, H.; Kalkstein, L.; Sheridan, S.; and Wong, E. 2004. The potential of urban environmental control in alleviating heat-wave health effects in five U.S. regions. Paper J4.3, 16th Symposium on Biometeorology and
Aerobiology, American Meteorological Society, Vancouver BC, August 2004.

Full Report (PDF) (8 pp, 184K)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Analysis in New York City

Rosenzweig, C.; Solecki, W.; and Slosberg, R. 2006. Mitigating New York City’s Heat Island with Urban Forestry, Living Roofs, and Light Surfaces. Report 06-06. Albany, NY: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Full Report (PDF) (173 pp, 3.8MB)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Air Quality in California

Taha, H. 2008. Urban surface modification as a potential ozone air-quality improvement strategy in California: A mesoscale modeling study. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Vol 127,  No. 2 (May 2008), pp. 219-239. doi:10.1007/s10546-007-9259-5

Abstract (full paper may be purchased).

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Air Quality in Houston

Taha, H. 2008. Episodic performance and sensitivity of the urbanized MM5 (uMM5) to perturbations in surface properties in Houston TX. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Vol. 127, No. 2 (May 2008), pp. 193-218. doi:10.1007/s10546-007-9258-6.

Abstract (full paper may be purchased).

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Air Quality in Northeast U.S.

Hudischewskyj, A. B.; Douglas, S. G.; and Lundgren, J. R. 2001. Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling to Further Examine the Effects of Urban Heat Island Mitigation Measures on Several Cities in the Northeastern U.S.. SYSAPP-01-001. San Rafael, CA: ICF Consulting/Systems Applications International, Inc.

Full Report (PDF) (19 pp, 36K)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Energy in Toronto

Konopacki, S. and Akbari, H. 2001. Energy Impacts of Heat Island Reduction Strategies in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. LBNL-49172. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Full Report (PDF) (49 pp, 540K)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Strategies

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2008. Reducing Urban Heat Islands: Compendium of Strategies. [insert EPA pub number when available] Washington, DC: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

[link to compendium]

Green Roofs

Green Roof Building Performance Field Study

Cummings, J.B.; Withers, C.R.; Sonne, J.; Parker, D.; and Vieira, R.K. 2007. UCF Recommissioning, Green Roofing Technology, and Building Science Training; Final Report. Cocoa, FL: Florida Solar Energy Center.

Full Report (PDF) 64 pp, 644K)

Green Roof Industry Survey 2004 & 2005

Green Roofs for Healthy Cities. 2007. Final Report, Green Roof Industry Survey, 2006. Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Green Roofs for Healthy Cities.

Full Report (PDF) (5 pp, 224K)

Cool Roofs

Cool Roofs Energy Savings Potential

Konopacki, S.; Akbari, H.; Pomerantz, M.; Gabersek, S.; and Gartland, L. 1997. Cooling Energy Savings Potential of Light-Colored Roofs for Residential and Commercial Buildings in 11 U.S. Metropolitan Areas. LBNL-39433. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Body (PDF) (53 pp, 2.9MB)
Appendix (PDF) (64 pp, 3.6MB)

Cool Pavements

Cool Pavement Report - EPA Cool Pavements Study

Cambridge Systematics, Inc., 2005. Cool Pavement Report: EPA Cool Pavements Study, Task 5. Chevy Chase, MD: Cambridge Systematics, Inc.

Full Report (PDF) (72 pp, 581K)

Pavement Reflectance Report

Levinson, R. and Akbari, H. 2001. Effects of Composition and Exposure on the Solar Reflectance of Portland Cement Concrete. LBNL-48334. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Chap. 1 & 2 (PDF) (21 pp, 1.4MB)
Chap. 3 & 4 (PDF) (20 pp, 2.6MB)
Appendix (PDF) (11 pp, 491K)

Local Studies

Chicago's Urban Heat Island

Gray, K. A. and Finster, M. E. 1999. The Urban Heat Island, Photochemical Smog, and Chicago: Local Features of the Problem and Solution. Evanston, IL: Northwestern University.

Exec. Sum. (PDF) (14 pp, 205K)
Chap. 1 & 2 (PDF) (42 pp, 494K)
Chap. 3 (PDF) (38 pp, 2.2MB)
Chap. 4 & 5 (PDF) (36 pp, 653K)
Appendix (PDF) (22 pp, 878K)

Salt Lake City Fabric Analysis

Akbari, H. and Rose, L. S. 2001. Characterizing the Fabric of the Urban Environment: A Case Study of Salt Lake City, Utah. LBNL-47851. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Body (PDF) (51 pp, 654K)
Appendix (PDF) (18 pp, 2.9MB)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Analysis in New York City

Rosenzweig, C.; Solecki, W.; and Slosberg, R. 2006. Mitigating New York City’s Heat Island with Urban Forestry,
Living Roofs, and Light Surfaces. Report 06-06. Albany, NY: New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

Full Report (PDF) (173 pp, 3.8MB)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Air Quality in California

Taha, H. 2008. Urban surface modification as a potential ozone air-quality improvement strategy in California: A mesoscale modeling study.
Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Vol 127,  No. 2 (May 2008), pp. 219-239.
doi:10.1007/s10546-007-9259-5

Abstract (full paper may be purchased).

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Air Quality in Houston

Taha, H. 2008. Episodic performance and sensitivity of the urbanized MM5 (uMM5) to perturbations in surface properties in Houston TX. Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Vol. 127, No. 2 (May 2008), pp. 193-218. doi:10.1007/s10546-007-9258-6.

Abstract (full paper may be purchased).

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Air Quality in Northeast U.S.

Hudischewskyj, A. B.; Douglas, S. G.; and Lundgren, J. R. 2001. Meteorological and Air Quality Modeling to Further Examine the Effects of Urban Heat Island Mitigation Measures on Several Cities in the Northeastern U.S.. SYSAPP-01-001. San Rafael, CA: ICF Consulting/Systems Applications International, Inc.

Full Report (PDF) (19 pp, 36K)

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Effects on Energy in Toronto

Konopacki, S. and Akbari, H. 2001. Energy Impacts of Heat Island Reduction Strategies in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada. LBNL-49172. Berkeley, CA: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Full Report (PDF) (49 pp, 540K)