Description
The City of Linz identified heat stress as a strong climate hazard for its inhabitants. For gaining a deeper knowledge about local characteristics of heat stress, potential measures, and its consequences, it was decided to set up a meteorological monitoring network, focusing on the parameter air temperature. The network will consist of min. 50 monitoring stations which shall be optimally placed to cover several requirements: (1) representative measurements for similar regions within the city area, (2) show the variety of urban microclimate conditions, (3) include strategically reasonable locations, (4) use available mountable infrastructure (masts, public buildings) and (5) show extreme conditions within each similar region.To identify a set of well-suited locations for the monitoring stations the following steps were taken: (i) an urban climate simulation was calculated with PALM-4U for a typical summer day with a spatial resolution of 10 m providing the data about heat stress conditions in the city, (ii) the concept of Local Climate Zones (LCZ) was applied to define similar regions in the city, (iii) locations of potential mountable infrastructure were incorporated, (iv) a set of criteria for station locations in each LCZ (e.g. low nighttime air temperature, sun exposure) was defined and (v) finally the best locations were identified. The study provides an example of how PALM-4U can deliver valuable urban climate data to support practical challenges of city management.
| Period | 17 Sept 2024 |
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| Event title | PALM Model Conference 2024 |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Offenbach, GermanyShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |
Research Field
- Climate Resilient Pathways