The Urban Climate aims to summarize analytical studies directed
toward physical understanding of the rural-urban differences in the
atmospheric boundary layer. Attempts to quantify conditions have
met with some success. There is certainly a clear understanding of
the physical relations that create the climatic differences of
urbanized areas. Although some of the earlier classical studies are
cited here, the emphasis is on the work done during the last decade
and a half. This volume comprises 11 chapters, beginning with an
introductory chapter discussing the literature surrounding the
topic, its historical development, and the problem of local climate
modification. The second chapter presents an assessment of the
urban atmosphere on a synoptic and local scale, and examines the
observational procedures involved. The following chapters then go
on to discuss urban air composition; urban energy fluxes; the urban
heat island; the urban wind field; models of urban temperature and
wind fields; moisture, clouds, and hydrometeors; urban hydrology;
special aspects of urban climate; and finally, urban planning. This
book will be of interest to practitioners in the fields of
meteorology, urban planning, and urban climatology.
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