Department of Civil Engineering
Researcher:
Ji Chen, Assistant Professor (jichen@hkucc.hku.hk)
Qinglan Li, PhD Student (qinglan@hku.hk)
Project Title:
Investigation of Urban Effect on Climate Change in South China by Using WRF model
Project Description:
Investigate urban effect on climate change in South China by using a regional climate model: Weather Research and Forecasting Model
Project Duration:
March 2008 - September 2010
Project Significance:
The objective is to investigate urbanization effect on climate change. According to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC 2007), most of the observed increase in globally averaged temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due to the anthropogenic activities which have changed greenhouse gases, aerosols, and land surface changes. All these anthropogenic activities are strongly correlated to urbanization development. Therefore, such research work will enable us to further understand the relationship between climate change and urbanization and then will help people to develop in a more sustainable way.
Results Achieved:
- "Investigation of Urbanization effect on Climate Change in South China by WRF Model", European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2009, Vienna, Austria, 19 – 24 April 2009
- "Observational and Modeling Study of Urban effect on Weather Variables in Guangzhou-Shenzhen, South China", 2009 AGU Fall Meeting, 14–18 December, 2009, San Francisco, California, USA
- Ji Chen, Qinglan Li, Jun Niu, Liqun Sun, "Regional climate change and local urbanization effects on weather variables in Southeast China", accepted by Stochastic Environmental Research & Risk Assessment
Remarks on the Use of High Performance Computing Clusters:
HPC clusters are the essential facility for this project.
