Mitigating New York City’s heat island with urban forestry, living roofs, and light surfaces
- Abstract
This study uses a regional climate model (MM5) in combination with observed meteorological, satellite, and GIS data to determine the impact of each of the mitigation strategies, urban forestry, living/green roofs, and light surfaces, on surface and near-surface air temperature in the New York Metropolitan Region over space and time. The effects of localized changes in land-surface cover in six case study areas are evaluated in the context of regional atmospheric mixing.
- Resource Type
- Report
- Authors
- Cynthia Rosenzweig William Solecki Ronald Slosberg
- Publication
- A report to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority
- Date
- 2006
- Climate and Environmental Impact
- Heat
- Solutions
- Built environment Urban greening