Tree effects on urban microclimate: Diurnal, seasonal, and climatic temperature differences explained by separating radiation, evapotranspiration, and roughness effects

• Main Authors: MEILI, Naika, MANOLI, Gabriele, BURLANDO, Paolo, CARMELIET, Jan, CHOW, Winston T. L., COUTTS, Andres M., ROTH, Matthias, VELASCO, Erik, VIVONI, Enrique R., FATICHI, Simone
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2021
• Subjects: Urban climate; ecohydrology; evapotranspirative cooling; land-atmosphere interactions; urban greenery; nature based solutions; Environmental Sciences; Forest Sciences; Physical and Environmental Geography
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3597; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4855/viewcontent/Meili_etal_2020_UFUG.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

Increasing urban tree cover is an often proposed mitigation strategy against urban heat as trees are expected to cool cities through evapotranspiration and shade provision. However, trees also modify wind flow and urban aerodynamic roughness, which can potentially limit heat dissipation. Existing st...