Simulation of Urban Heat Island during a High-Heat Event Using WRF Urban Canopy Models: A Case Study for Metro Manila

• Main Authors: Bilang, Ronald Gil Joy P, Blanco, Ariel C, Santos, Justine Ace S, Olaguera, Lyndon Mark P
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2022
• Subjects: urban heat island; WRF; heat index; urban canopy model; urban modelling; Atmospheric Sciences; Climate; Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Other Oceanography and Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology; Physical Sciences and Mathematics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/physics-faculty-pubs/133; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1132&context=physics-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This present study aims to determine the performance of using the Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) Model, coupled with the urban canopy models (UCMs), in simulating the 2 m air temperature and 2 m relative humidity in Metro Manila. The simulation was performed during a high heat event on 22–29...