Session 8A Modeling, Observations, and Mitigation of Extreme Heat in Cities. Part I

Wednesday, 15 January 2020: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
104B (Boston Convention and Exhibition Center)
Host: 15th Symposium on the Urban Environment
Chair:
Jorge E. Gonzalez, The City College of New York, NOAA-CREST, Mechanical Engineering Department, New York, NY

Papers:
8:30 AM
8A.1
Heat and Thermal Stress Mitigation Strategies Evaluated over Montreal and Toronto, Canada
Sylvie Leroyer, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Dorval, QC, Canada; and S. Bélair, N. Alavi, R. Munoz-alpizar, O. Nikiema, and I. Popadic
Recorded Presentation

8:45 AM
8A.2
The Influence of Solar Panel Roof on Urban Thermal Environment and Cooling Energy Demand during a Heat Wave Event in 2017
Yongwei Wang, Nanjing Univ. of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, China; and F. Chen, X. Hao, and F. Wang

8A.3
Compounding Risk Factors Affecting Heat Wave Severity in Southern California Urban Regions

9:00 AM
8A.3A
The Expansion of the San Antonio Urban Heat Island
Jenny Stewart, Univ. of the Incarnate Word, San Antonio, TX; and G. J. Mulvey
Recorded Presentation

9:15 AM
8A.4
Machine Learning Downscaling of Extreme Heat Events in New York City
Alexis Hoffman, Jupiter Intelligence, Boulder, CO; and L. Madaus, J. Pullen, and J. Hacker
Recorded Presentation

9:30 AM
8A.5
Mitigating the Urban Heat Island Effect with Cool and Green Roofs: A Case Study on a Heat Wave Event in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area
Fengpeng Sun, Univ. of Missouri, Kansas City, MO; and K. Reed
Recorded Presentation

9:45 AM
8A.6
Adapting to Extreme Heat: Social, Infrastructure, and Atmospheric Impacts of Air Conditioning Adoption in Megacities
Harold Gamarro, City College of New York, New York, NY; and L. E. Ortiz and J. E. Gonzalez

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