Session 5 |
| Urban Heat Islands—Mitigation Studies |
| Chair: Jay S. Golden, National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy, Tempe, AZ
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| 3:30 PM | 5.1 | Relating urban thermal patterns to vegetation distribution at various scales ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Anita Walz, Marshall University, Huntington, WV; and W. H. Hwang |
| 3:45 PM | 5.2 | Tree-cover influences on below-canopy air temperatures in Baltimore, MD ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Gordon M. Heisler, USDA Forest Service, Syracuse, NY; and D. Nowak, I. Yesilonis, R. Pouyat, A. Lee, A. Ellis, E. Greenfield, and S. Grimmond |
| 4:00 PM | 5.3 | Evaluating the surface energy balance of alternative parking lot paving materials in hot arid climates ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Joby D. Carlson, National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and J. H. Jo, K. E. Kaloush, and J. S. Golden |
| 4:15 PM | 5.4 | Quantifying the direct and indirect benefits of a ‘cool' roof renovation project in hot dry climate zones ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Jin Ho Jo, National Center of Excellence on SMART Innovations for Urban Climate and Energy, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and J. Carlson, K. S. Bae, H. Bryan, and J. S. Golden |
| 4:30 PM | 5.5 | The Effect of Heat Transfer from Artificial Turf on the Urban Energy Balance ![wrf recording](/static/img/filetypes/16x16/wrf.gif) Neda Yaghoobian, Univ. of California, San Diego, CA; and J. Kleissl and S. Krayenhoff |
| 4:45 PM | 5.6 | CUFR tree carbon calculator James R. Simpson, USDA Forest Service, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson |