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Parameters
• Sky View Factor
• Building heights
• Roughness
• Radiative properties
• Etc
• Each city has its
distinctive spatial
patterns and
distributions of LCZ
WBGT (oC) Heat Stress Risk Levels
(Kusaka et al., 2012)
Distribution of 30
25
Temperature
WBGT 20
15 WBGT-2003
10 WBGT-2050
• Warming trend in 5
2050 for both cities 0
is clear 1 721 1441 2161 2881
Hour
• The impact on
Chicago (in terms of WBGT-Chicago
WBGT differences) 35
seem to be larger 30
Temperature
25
than Atlanta 20
15 WBGT-2003
10 WBGT-2050
5
0
1 721 1441 2161 2881
Hour
WBGT WBGT Chicago 2003 vs 2050
Time Series 40
35
Temperature
30
25
20
15 WBGT-2003
10 WBGT-2050
5
General warming 0
1 721 1441 2161 2881
than Chicago of 35
Temperature
30
25
heat stress related 20
15 WBGT-2003
health impacts 10
5
WBGT-2050
0
1 721 1441 2161 2881
20 20
Box3 Box3
15
Box2
15 Median Box2
Box1 Box1
Median
10 10
5 5
0
0
WBGT-2003 WBGT-2050 WBGT-2003 WBGT-2050
LCZ classes Model sensitivity to
For Chicago grid size & ability to
resolving details of
underlying surfaces
12 km grids
36 km grids
2,50
721
1441
2161
2881
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Disclaimer: The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily
represent views or policies of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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WRF
WRF 3.0 August 2003, Surface WRF 3.0 August 2048, Surface
Temperature Temperature