Influence of Urbanization-Related Radical Land Modification on Urban Extreme Climate: 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The influences of urbanization on extremely high temperatures and short-duration intense precipitation have recently attracted a growing number of studies, especially from the rapidly developing regions of the world. However, there are still many scientific questions that need to be answered. For example, it is necessary to determine whether or not there is a clear-cut urban signal in the sense of climatological means and long-term trends when considering extreme temperatures and intense precipitation. If there is, what are the spatial and temporal patterns of the effects of urbanization, and what are the major drivers and mechanisms of the changes in climate extremes? What is the significance of changes in climate extremes at urban meteorological stations in large-scale climate change studies and for adapting to climate change in cities? How well can the state-of-the-art weather and climate models represent the dynamic and thermodynamic effects induced by cities and simulate extreme climate in and around cities?

To address the issues raised above, long-term observational data from meteorological stations that are located around cities and high-resolution numerical simulations are of great value. Moreover, large-scale land use and cover changes (such as those observed over the North China Plain and the Indo-Gangetic Plain) may also have an influence on extreme climate events, although the observation-based evidence is less sufficient compared to the more localized effect of urbanization.

Since the release of the previous Special Issue titled "Influence of Urbanization-Related Radical Land Modification on Urban Extreme Climate", it has received active attention from researchers in the field. Therefore, we are introducing the second volume, which aims to facilitate further research and discussions on urbanization's impact on extreme climate events. The extreme climate events include, but are not limited to, high and low temperatures, intense precipitation, high winds, and hail in urban and suburban areas. The effects of urbanization are not confined to the spatial patterns of extreme climate events in urban areas or in the surrounding rural areas. They also include the temporal changes in historical observation data series at and around the urban sites, including at the meteorological stations that are commonly used in the monitoring and study of climate change.

We invite manuscripts from a range of disciplines (including atmospheric science, urban climatology, geography, hydrology, urban science, climate change science, boundary meteorology, and remote sensing) that use a variety of methods. Interdisciplinary papers, review articles, studies conducted in rapidly developing countries and regions, and studies utilizing numerical simulations to unravel the physical mechanisms governing the urbanization-related influences on urban extreme climate are particularly welcome.

Prof. Dr. Guoyu Ren
Prof. Dr. Yali Luo
Guest Editors

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