Program: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment (Davis Meeting)

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Monday, 14 August 2000

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Monday, 14 August 2000

Conference Registration (Freeborn Hall, located on the UC Davis Campus)

Tuesday, 15 August 2000

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

MON 14 AUGUST

7:30 AM-7:30 AM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Conference Registration (Freeborn Hall, located on the UC Davis Campus)

9:00 AM-9:00 AM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Joint Conference Introduction

Organizer: Opening Address: Robert J. Serafin, AMS President-Elect and UCAR

9:18 AM-10:05 AM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Session 1

Overview

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana University

9:18 AM

1.1

Welcome

C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana Univ., Bloomington, IN

9:20 AM

1.2

Forecast Issues in the Urban Zone: Report of the Tenth Prospectus Development Team of the U.S. Weather Research Program

Walter F. Dabberdt, Vaisala. Inc., Boulder, CO; and J. Hales

9:35 AM

1.3

The DOE URBAN Field Program for 2000-2004

Joseph H. Shinn, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and K. J. Allwine and G. E. Streit

9:50 AM

1.4

Urban effects on precipitation: A synthesis of the literature

Robert Bornstein, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA; and Q. Lin

10:05 AM-10:30 AM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Session 2

Urban winds and turbulence 1

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: M. Brown, LANL

10:30 AM

2.1

Wind input data for urban dispersion modeling – Activities of Working Group 1 within COST 715

Mathias W. Rotach, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zürich, Switzerland; and E. Batchvarova, R. Berkowicz, J. Brechler, Z. Janour, P. Kastner-Klein, D. Middleton, V. Prior, C. Sacre, and C. Soriano

10:45 AM

2.2

The revised Davenport roughness classification for cities and sheltered country

Alan Davenport, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and C. S. B. Grimmond, T. Oke, and J. Wieringa

11:00 AM

2.3

Morphological Parameters for Urban Dispersion Models

Carlo F. Ratti, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and S. Di Sabatino, F. Caton, and R. E. Britter

11:15 AM

2.4

Analysis of urban databases with respect to mesoscale modeling requirements

Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and S. Burian and C. Muller

11:30 AM

2.5

Spatial variability of mean flow and turbulence fields in street canyons

Petra Kastner-Klein, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland; and M. W. Rotach, M. J. Brown, E. Fedorovich, and R. E. Lawson

11:45 AM

2.6

Generation of reliable validation data for microscale dispersion modeling in urban areas

Bernd Leitl, Universität Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Session 3

Urban winds and turbulence 2

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: W. Dabberdt, NCAR

1:30 PM

3.1

Mean Flow and Turbulence Measurements Around a 3-D Array of Buildings in a Wind Tunnel

Robert E. Lawson, Jr., NOAA/ERL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. J. Brown, D. S. DeCroix, and R. L. Lee

1:45 PM

3.2

The characteristics of turbulent heat fluxes observed in the thermal stratification wind tunnel

Yasunobu Ashie, Building Research Institute, Ministry of Construction, Tsukuba, Japan

2:00 PM

3.3

Measurements of turbulence in the urban environment

Janet F. Barlow, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom; and S. E. Belcher

2:15 PM

3.4

The Tokyo-98 Urban Turbulence Experiment

Matthias Roth, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Malaysia; and M. Kanda, J. Voogt, R. Moriwaki, S. Kubo, H. Ueda, I. Uno, Y. Nakamura, J. Suzuki, A. Soux, and T. R. Oke

2:30 PM

3.5

Detection and Analysis of Organized Motions in Urban Turbulence

Christian Feigenwinter, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; and R. Vogt and E. Parlow

2:45 PM

3.6

An Initial Urban Wind Field Study in Washington, DC

E. Toton, Logican RDA, Alexandria, VA; and R. Hosker Jr., J. Bowers, C. Blitoft, and B. Bauer

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Coffee Break

3:30 PM-4:45 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Session 4

Urban Winds and Turbulence 3

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: M. Roth, University of Singapore

3:30 PM

4.1

Turbulence Measurements in the Urban Boundary Layer and Comparison of Roughness Length with Land Use

Gabriel G. Rooney, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

3:45 PM

4.2

Preliminary Analysis of urban wind profiles for an urban flow index

Ronald M. Cionco, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM

4:00 PM

4.3

Heat Fluxes and Stability in Cities

C. Sue B. Grimmond, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN; and T. R. Oke

4:15 PM

4.4

Dispersion of a passive tracer within and above an urban canopy: Birmingham, UK, experiment

Rex E. Britter, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and F. Caton, S. Di Sabatino, K. M. Cooke, P. Simmonds, and G. Nickless

4:30 PM

4.5

The Development of a Highly Sensitive and Selective Technique to Monitor Tracer Dispersion within an Urban Environment

Kim M. Cooke, Univ. of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and P. G. Simmonds and G. N. Nickless

4:45 PM-5:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Session 5

Urban Boundary Layer

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: W. Kuttler, University of Essen

4:45 PM

5.1

Urban Boundary Layer Measurements with a Commercial Ceilometer

Janne Räsänen, Vaisala Oyj, Helsinki, Finland; and J. Lönnqvist and A. K. Piironen

5.2

Observations of the developing urban boundary layer using a pulsed Doppler lidar

5:00 PM

5.3

Modelling of Meteorological Conditions at an Urban Scale for the Puma Summer Campaign

X.-M. Cai, Univ. of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom; and Y. P. Tsim and G. R. McGregor

5:15 PM

5.4

Turbulent Heat and Momentum Fluxes in the Urban Boundary Layer Derived from a k-epsilon Turbulence Closure Model

Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and Y. Ashie and T. Asaeda

5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Sessions End for the Day

6:00 PM-7:30 PM: Tuesday, 15 August 2000

Welcome Reception with Exhibits (Cash Bar)

Wednesday, 16 August 2000

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

TUE 15 AUGUST

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Session 6

Turbulent transport and dispersion processes (around buildings and in urban areas) 1

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: A.J. Arnfield, Ohio State University

8:00 AM

6.1

Modelling dynamics of urban meteorology

Stephen E Belcher, University of Reading, Reading, Berks., United Kingdom

8:15 AM

6.2

Wind transport in an idealised urban canopy

John D. Wilson, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada; and E. E. Yee

8:30 AM

6.3

Large eddy simulation of flow past cubic obstacles

David W. Lim, Titan Research and Technology, Chatsworth, CA; and P. A. Hookham

8:45 AM

6.4

LES and RANS model evaluations of flow around a complex building

Ronald J. Calhoun, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and S. T. Chan, R. L. Lee, J. Leone, J. H. Shinn, and D. E. Stevens

9:00 AM

6.5

Simulation of Fluid Dynamics around a Cubical Building

Sally A. Cheatham, Berkeley Research Associates, Springfield, VA; and B. Z. Cybyk and J. P. Boris

9:15 AM

6.6

Detailed modeling of air flow around a complex building

Mark H. Emery, NRL, Washington, DC; and A. Y. Chtchelkanova, B. Z. Cybyk, J. P. Boris, J. H. Shinn, and F. J. Gouveia

9:30 AM

6.7

An Experiment to Evaluate Models of Air Flow around a Building.

Joseph H. Shinn, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and F. J. Gouveia

9:45 AM

6.8

Building scale simulations in support of field experiments around Salt Lake City

David E. Stevens, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. J. Calhoun, S. T. Chan, R. L. Lee, J. M. Leone, and J. H. Shinn

8:00 AM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Conference Registration continues through Friday

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:15 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Session 7

Turbulent transport and dispersion processes (around buildings and in urban areas) 2

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: R. Cionco, US Army Research Laboratory

10:30 AM

7.1

Urban Dispersion CFD Modeling, Fact or Fiction?

Robert L. Lee, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and R. J. Calhoun, S. T. Chan, J. Leone Jr., J. H. Shinn, and D. E. Stevens

10:45 AM

7.2

Comparison of results from field measurements, wind tunnel experiments and numerical urban dispersion models

Michael Schatzmann, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; and B. Leitl

11:00 AM

7.3

A model for flow and dispersion around buildings and its validation using laboratory measurements

S. T. Chan, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and D. E. Stevens and R. L. Lee

11:15 AM

7.4

The results of an initial validation study of an urban dispersion model

Chris John, DERA Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom; and I. H. Griffiths, D. J. Hall, and A. M. Spanton

11:30 AM

7.5

Coupling of external winds and recirculations with interior contaminant release modeling

Bohdan Z. Cybyk, NRL, Washington, DC; and J. P. Boris and T. R. Young Jr.

11:45 AM

7.6

Comparison of airflow in two different passively ventilated subway systems—New York City (USA) and Dortmund (Germany)

Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and M. Kleeberger

12:00 PM

7.7

Addressing human exposures to air pollutants around buildings in urban areas with computational fluid dynamics (CFD) models

Alan H. Huber, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and M. Bolstad, M. Freeman, S. Rida, E. Bish, and K. Kuehlert

12:15 PM-1:45 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Lunch Break

1:45 PM-2:45 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Session 8

Local- Meso-scale modelling

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University

1:45 PM

8.1

Numerical modeling from mesoscale to urban scale to building scale

Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and M. Leach, J. Reisner, D. E. Stevens, S. Smith, S. T. Chin, S. Chan, and R. L. Lee

2:00 PM

8.2

Coupled microscale-mesoscale modeling of contaminant transport in urban environments

Carey F. Cox, Lamar University, Beaumont, TX; and B. Z. Cybyk, J. P. Boris, Y. T. Fung, and S. W. Chang

2:15 PM

8.3

Airflow and diffusion modeling for neighborhood scale, urban air quality scenarios

Ronald M. Cionco, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, White Sands Missile Range, NM

2:30 PM

8.4

Can we represent urban areas in operational numerical weather prediction models?

M. J. Best, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom

2:45 PM-3:15 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Coffee Break

3:00 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Exhibit Hours

3:15 PM-4:15 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Session 9

Mesoscale interactions between cities and their surroundings

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: R. Bornstein, San Jose State University

3:15 PM

9.1

A cellular automaton urban growth model modified for satellite data input and regional climate output.

S. Traci Arthur, Penn State Univ., State College, PA; and T. N. Carlson

3:30 PM

9.2

Computational fluid dynamics modeling used to assess mesoscale urban canopy drag and turbulence parameterizations

Michael J. Brown, LANL, Los Alamos, NM; and J. Spore

3:45 PM

9.3

Mesoscale modeling of urban-rural complex with the inclusion of land surface processes

Tsuyoshi Kinouchi, Public Works Research Institute, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and M. F. Jasinski

4:00 PM

9.4

A Sensitivity Study of the Urban Effect on a Regional-Scale Model: An Idealized Case

Hung-Neng S. Chin, LLNL, Livermore, CA; and M. J. Leach and M. J. Brown

4:15 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Session 10

Urban heat islands

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: T.R. Oke, University of British Columbia

4:15 PM

10.1

Seasonal trends in urban and rural temperatures of twenty-eight cities within the United States

Kevin P. Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS, Sioux Falls, SD; and T. W. Owen

4:30 PM

10.2

Tests of the performance of Analgorithmic scheme of the hourly urban heat island

Mark Barton, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke

4:45 PM

10.3

Evaluating the status of inadvertent weather modification over decades in Nigeria

Juddy Ngozi Okpara, IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria

5:00 PM

10.4

Effects of a drainage flow from surrounding mountains on an urban heat island of a city located at the bottom of a basin

Takashi Asaeda, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Fujino and S. W. Armfield

5:15 PM

10.5

An empirical method for estimating the spatial range and wind speed of country breezes using horizontal temperature gradients

Dirk Duetemeyer, University of Essen, Essen, Germany

5:30 PM-5:30 PM: Wednesday, 16 August 2000

Sessions End for the Day

Thursday, 17 August 2000

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

WED 16 AUGUST

8:45 AM-10:15 AM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Session 11

Urban air quality 1

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: Jason Ching, NOAA/ARL

11.1

Site-Specific Weather Forecasts for Site-specific Urban Air Quality Prediction

8:46 AM

11.2

Influence and Evaluation of Meteorological Parameters on Urban Air Quality Modelling Using CALINE4

Anthony W. Reynolds, National Univ. of Ireland, Galway, Ireland

9:00 AM

11.3

Effects of Grid Resolution on the Simulation of Urban Air Quality: Application of Models-3/CMAQ to the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area at 12, 4, and 1.3 KM Resolutions

Daewon W. Byun, NOAA, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina; and A. Lacser, B. Benjey, and J. K. S. Ching

11.4

Nested modelling to assess the significance of local and regional pollution sources to air quality in Norwich, a city in eastern England

9:15 AM

11.5

Understanding the influence of local and regional sources on the temporal and spatial variability of pollutants in urban environments

Joanne H. Shorter, Aerodyne Research, Inc., Billerica, MA; and J. B. McManus, C. E. Kolb, B. K. Lamb, S. M. O'Neill, E. J. Allwine, R. W. Talbot, E. Scheuer, P. M. Crill, J. Ferreira Jr., and G. J. McRae

9:30 AM

11.6

Analysis of the summer air quality over an artificial lake area near to a city using FTIR and DOAS

Wilhelm Kuttler, University of Essen, Essen, Germany; and T. Lamp and K. Weber

9:45 AM

11.7

PM-10 observations and cloud characteristics in Mexico City

Graciela B. Raga, Univ. Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and D. Baumgardner and F. Oropeza

10:00 AM

11.8

Air quality modeling of PM and air toxics at neighborhood scales to improve human exposure assessments.

Jason Ching, NOAA/ARL, Research Triangle Park, NC; and A. Lacser, D. W. Byun, and W. Benjey

9:00 AM-12:00 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Exhibit Hours

10:15 AM-10:45 AM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Coffee Break

10:45 AM-11:57 AM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Session 12

Urban air quality 2

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: J Shinn, LLNL

10:45 AM

12.1

Assessment of Urban Soot Emissions - The CO-Black Carbon Link

Darrel Baumgardner, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico; and G. Raga and O. Peralta

12.2

Affects of Urban Growth and Sprawl on Local Meteorology and Air Quality: Some Results from Project ATLANTA

12.3

Summertime carbon dioxide and ozone fluxes and resistances in a neighborhood of Chicago

11:00 AM

12.4

Ozone transport assessments within the state of California

Steven C. Gouze, Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA

11:15 AM

12.5

Identification for Locally Generated Ozone Transport Days in Urbanized Areas in Shasta County, California

Cynthia A. Garcia, Air Resources Board, Sacramento, CA

11:30 AM

12.6

Ozone Scenario Analysis in Madrid domain by using the Air Quality Modelling System (ANA)

R. San José V, Technical Univ. of Madrid, Madrid, Spain; and I. Salas, J. L. Perez, J. I. Pena, A. Martin, and R. M. González V

12.7

Climate change and urban air quality: A preliminary study of four major southeastern cities

11:45 AM

12.8

Ozone Alert! and urban air quality: the significance of strategic policy innovation in Tulsa, OK

Mark Meo, Univ. of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; and B. Ziebro

12:00 PM-1:30 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-3:00 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Poster Session 1

Urban Posters

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

P1.1

Field measurements and modelling of Urban Meteorology in Birmingham, UK

Nicola L. Ellis, UK Met Office, Bracknell, Berks., United Kingdom; and D. R. Middleton

P1.2

Scintillation measurements of area-averaged turbulence characteristics over a densely built-up urban surface

P1.3

Vertical structure of the urban and rural boundary layer in Mülheim/Ruhr (Germany)

Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and J. Pyka, J. Piasecki, and M. Killing

P1.4

Quantifying passive and forced airflows through the subway platforms of Dortmund (Germany)

Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and C. Geppert

P1.5

Modeling the Upwind Pollutant Source Footprint Along Backward Trajectories Using the MM5/CALMET/CALPUFF Modeling System

Sergey Napelenok, Washington State Univ., Pullman, WA; and S. M. O'Neill, B. K. Lamb, E. J. Allwine, and D. Stock

P1.6

Numerical Forecast of the Primary Air Pollutants (SO2 NOx TSP) in Shijiazhuang City

Yinqi Fan, Meteorological Institute of Hebei Province, Shijiazhuang, China

P1.7

Investigation on the climatic effect of small sloping areas of open-country on the urban climate

Martin Kleeberger, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and A. Pflitsch

P1.8

The effect of the of the global atmospheric circulation changes on the regional climate and climate of the cities in the Ukraine.

Vazira F. Martazinova, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, Kiev, Ukraine; and M. B. Barabash and T. A. Sverdlik

P1.9

Measuring and Monitoring Urban Heat Islands in the Developing Countries: The Case Studies of Shanghai and Bangkok

Yingjiu Bai, Keio Univ., Fujisawa-shi, Kanagawa-ken, Japan; and S. Kubo

P1.10

Heating and cooling in Colorado mining towns

Frederick B. Chambers, University of Colorado, Denver, CO; and A. J. Brazel

P1.11

Urbanization and its Effect on Temperature in Phoenix Arizona

G. Douglas Green, NOAA/NWS, Phoenix, AZ; and J. A. Skindlov and K. Butzke

P1.12

A look at spatial and temporal climate change on the urban fringe

Sharolyn Anderson, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and A. J. Brazel

P1.13

Influence of local environmental design on the interactions between indoor- and outdoor climate in urban structures

Michael Bruse, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany

P1.14

Urban environmental analysis from high-resolution Digital Elevation Models (DEMs)

Carlo F. Ratti, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom; and P. N. Richens and M. Trinder

P1.15

Urban Vegetation and their Relative Ability in Intercepting Particle Pollution (PM2.5)

Kamran K. Abdollahi, Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA; and Z. H. Ning and A. Negatu

P1.16

Fringe factor and view angle effect on gap fraction measurement for mature trees in California

Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson, P. J. Peper, J. R. Simpson, and S. L. Ustin

P1.17

Surface water storage capacity of mature street trees in Davis, California

Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson and S. Ustin

P1.18

International Urban Climate Homepage - A tool for Urban Climate

Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and J. Baumueller and H. Mayer

P1.19

Recent developments in weather forecasting for urban areas in West Africa

P1.20

The Characteristics of Air Temperature Distribution in Seoul, Korea using Automatic Weather Station Data, 1999

Kyung-On Boo, Korea Meteorological Institute, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South); and S. N. Oh

P1.21

A parameterization of the urban effects for mesoscale models

Alberto Martilli, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology of Lausanne (EPFL), Lausanne, Switzerland; and A. Clappier and M. W. Rotach

P1.22

Analysis of Traffic-Induced Turbulence

Stephan Henne, Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

P1.23

PHYSICAL MODELING OF BOUNDARY LAYER CHARACTERISTICS FOR IN-CANOPY LAYER DISPERSION PROCESSES

Frauke Pascheke, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany; and B. Leitl and M. Schatzmann

P1.24

APPLICATION OF FREE SOFTWARE MODULES FOR THE COMPUTATION OF 3D FLOW FIELDS

David Grawe, Univ. of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

1:30 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Exhibit Hours

3:00 PM-3:30 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Coffee Break

3:30 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Session 13

Urban vegetation/atmosphere interactions

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: Kevin Gallo, NOAA/NESDIS

13.1

Effects of greenery patches on urban climate: A numerical experiment

3:31 PM

13.2

Influence of a Park on the Surrounding Urban Thermal Environment

Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Asaeda

3:45 PM

13.3

The vegetation effects in the production of microclimates in a urban tropical areas

Gilda Tomasini Maitelli, Federal Univ. of Mato Grosso, Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil; and A. B. Borba Filho, A. M. Nardes, and N. F. Barbosa

4:00 PM

13.4

Simulated impacts of trees on heat and wind flows in an urban open space

Jerome Vinet, CERMA, Nantes, France; and F. Raymond and C. Inard

4:15 PM

13.5

About the influence of alleyway trees on conditions of meteorological exchange in streets

Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and S. Alexandrowicz

4:30 PM

13.6

Urban Vegetation and their Relative Ability in Removing Tropospheric Ozone

Kamran K. Abdollahi, Southern Univ. and A&M College, Baton Rouge, LA; and Z. H. Ning and A. V. Appeaning

4:45 PM

13.7

Effects of urban trees on regional energy use and avoided carbon

James R. Simpson, USDA Forest Service, Davis, CA; and E. G. McPherson

5:00 PM

13.8

Arborization to improve urban climate conditions in Brazilian cities

Denise Duarte, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

5:15 PM-5:15 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Sessions End for the Day

5:15 PM-6:00 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Reception/Exhibits (Cash Bar)

6:00 PM-8:00 PM: Thursday, 17 August 2000

Conference Banquet (Freeborn Hall)

Organizer: Banquet Speaker: Terrance R. Nathan, University of California, Davis, CA, Presentation Title: "Meteorological Aspects of the Lewis & Clark Expedition"

Friday, 18 August 2000

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Friday, 18 August 2000

THUR 17 AUGUST

8:00 AM-10:00 AM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Session 14

Radiation and Energy Balance fluxes

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: V. Masson, CNRM

8:00 AM

14.1

Improved representation of the urban radiative budget in mesoscale atmospheric models

David J. Sailor, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

8:15 AM

14.2

On the detection of intra-urban global radiation differences by mobile measurements

Wilhelm Kuttler, University of Essen, Essen, Germany; and S. Schaefers

8:30 AM

14.3

Energy balance and surface temperatures of urban quarters

Sylvain Dupont, Ecole Centrale de Nantes, Nantes, France; and E. Guilloteau and P. G. Mestayer

8:45 AM

14.4

Sensible heat input to the urban boundary layer: the role of canopy configuration and materials.

A. John Arnfield, Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH

9:00 AM

14.5

The heat balance of a residential suburb of Miami, Florida

Trevor Newton, University of California, Davis, CA and University of Washington, Seattle, WA; and T. R. Oke, C. S. B. Grimmond, and M. Roth

9:15 AM

14.6

Heat fluxes through roofs and their relevance to estimates of urban heat storage.

Stephanie K. Meyn, Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke

9:30 AM

14.7

Effects of water retentive ceramic roof on the urban thermal condition

Takeshi Fujino, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Asaeda, Y. Kondo, K. Ohnishi, and M. Kamitani

9:45 AM

14.8

Numerical study of urban mesoscale effects on the atmospheric boundary layer

Valéry Masson, CNRM/METEO-FRANCE, Toulouse, France; and A. Lemonsu and D. Brion

9:30 AM-1:30 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Exhibit Hours

10:00 AM-10:30 AM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Coffee Break

10:30 AM-12:30 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Session 15

Heat waves and urban biometeorology

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: A. Matzarakis, University of Freiburg

10:30 AM

15.1

Assessing thermal comfort in urban environments using a integrated dynamic microscale biometeorological model system

Michael Bruse, University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany

10:45 AM

15.2

Study on Thermal Environment in Street Canyons

Thanh Ca Vu, Saitama University, Urawa, Saitama, Japan; and T. Asaeda

11:00 AM

15.3

Modelling of radiation fluxes in urban areas and their relevance to thermal conditions of humans

Andreas Matzarakis, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany

11:15 AM

15.4

Determination of a typo morphological indicator system using the stereographic views for studying the influence of the urban space on the climatic parameters in public urban outspaces

Karima Ait-Ameur, School of Architecture of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

11:30 AM

15.6

Comparison of the bioclimatological Impact/stress in two different subway systems New York City (USA) and Dortmund (Germany)

Andreas Pflitsch, Ruhr-University of Bochum, Bochum, Germany; and C. Storz

11:45 AM

15.7

An Empirical Mechanistic Framework for Heat Related Illness

Nathan Y. Chan, Talus Solutions Inc., Mountain View, CA; and M. T. Stacey, A. E. Smith, K. L. Ebi, and T. F. Wilson

12:00 PM

15.8

Investigating the effect of weather parameters on poultry production in urban environment of Lagos Metropolis, Nigeria

Juddy N. Okpara, IKEJA, Lagos, Nigeria; and M. O. Nwosu

15.9

Physiological responses to indoor climates in tropical cities: The Lagos Experience

12:15 PM-1:30 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Lunch Break

1:30 PM-2:59 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Session 16

Remote sensing

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: James Voogt, Univ. of Western Ontario

1:30 PM

16.1

A Multi-Sensor Assessment of Urban Heat-Islands

Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. P. Gallo

1:45 PM

16.2

Anisotropy of urban surface temperatures: A numerical modelling approach

Andres Soux, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada; and T. R. Oke and J. A. Voogt

2:00 PM

16.3

Comparative microclimatic analysis of in situ measurement and images in infrared thermal imaging of two urban spaces of the Marseilles's city.

K. Lehtihet, Marseilles Univ., Marseille, France; and J. Izard and J. Marcillat

2:15 PM

16.4

A Remote Sensing Analysis of Parcel Design and Urban Heat Island Formation

Brian Stone Jr., Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

16.5

Application of remote sensing to a studies of urbanisation and wetland changes in West Africa: the experience of the Lagos Region (Nigeria)

2:30 PM

16.6

Using High Resolution Remote Sensing Data To Characterize Urban Forest Tree Species Composition

Qingfu Xiao, University of California, Davis, CA; and S. L. Ustin, E. G. McPherson, and P. J. Peper

2:45 PM

16.7

METHODS FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE URBAN SURFACE TEMPERATURES.

James A. Voogt, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; and C. A. Soux

3:00 PM-3:45 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Coffee Break

3:00 PM-6:00 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Exhibit Hours

3:45 PM-5:15 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Session 17

Planning and policy changes resulting from urban climate research

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizer: H. Mayer, Univerisity of Freiburg

3:45 PM

17.1

Climate change and the adaptability of Canadian Prairie Cities

Virginia Wittrock, Saskatchewan Research Council, Saskatoon, SK, Canada

4:00 PM

17.2

How to assess urban air quality relating to urban planning ?

Helmut Mayer, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany; and C. Koppe and D. Ahrens

4:15 PM

17.3

Integration of Climatology in Urban Design and Planning—Examples from Sweden

Ingegard Eliasson, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden; and S. Lindqvist

4:30 PM

17.4

Influence of microclimatic characteristics on the use of outdoor public spaces

Aïcha Boussoualim, School of Architecture of Toulouse, Toulouse, France

4:45 PM

17.5

Assessment of spatial variations in air temperature in an urban area—applications for planning

Ingegard Eliasson, Göteborg Univ., Göteborg, Sweden; and M. Svensson

P1.19

Recent developments in weather forecasting for urban areas in West Africa

5:00 PM-5:00 PM: Friday, 18 August 2000

Sessions End for the Day

Saturday, 19 August 2000

12:00 AM-12:00 AM: Saturday, 19 August 2000

FRI 18 AUGUST

8:00 AM-11:30 AM: Saturday, 19 August 2000

Session 18

Urban Long Term Ecological Reasearch (LTER): Phoenix, Baltimore

Host: Third Symposium on the Urban Environment

Organizers: Anthony Brazel, Arizona State University; Gordon Heisler, USDA Forest Service

8:00 AM

18.1

Introductory Remarks

8:15 AM

18.2

Some considerations in using climate data from existing weather stations or installing stations for research in Baltimore and Phoenix Urban LTER sites

Anthony J. Brazel, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona; and G. M. Heisler

8:30 AM

18.3

A reference meteorological station for urban Long-Term Ecological Research, Baltimore Ecosystem Study

Gordon M. Heisler, USDA/Forest Service, Syracuse, NY; and P. M. Groffman, L. Band, K. Belt, V. Fabiyi, G. T. Fisher, R. H. Grant, and C. S. B. Grimmond

8:45 AM

18.4

Spatial Variation in Climate across the Phoenix, AZ Metropolitan Area at Various Time Scales

Nancy J. Selover, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

9:00 AM

18.5

Urban influences on solar radiation in CAPLTER

Roger S. Tomalty, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and A. J. Brazel

9:15 AM

18.6

Urban UV measurements: rationale for the establishment of long-term monitoring in the Baltimore Ecosystem Study

Richard H. Grant, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN; and G. M. Heisler and J. R. Slusser