Assessing summer thermal environment in humid cities: Local climate zone perspective.

ABSTRACT: Single land surface temperature (LST) cannot accurately characterize the high temperature and humidity inside cities due to climate warming. Studies on changes in hot and humid urban environments have gradually used near-surface air temperature and humidity. The present study, applying the theory of local climate zones (LCZs), showed that the distribution features of hot humid urban environment and variations across time and space, both at the surface and near-surface level, could facilitate analysis of the evolution of summer heat climate in high-humidity municipalities. According to the results, from 2013 to 2022, the average LST increased by 6.15°C. LCZ8, LCZ10, and compact LCZs were the main warming areas. Relative humidity had a considerable cooling influence on the near-surface tempe

SUBMITTER: Wang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12205627 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature