Land-Atmosphere Hydrologic Feedbacks in Urban Areas
Key Questions
- How are urban water and energy dynamics in regional climate models impacted by robust representation of green infrastructure?
- What insights do these observations yield regarding the impact of greening practices on urban hydrometeorology?
Key Findings
- Accounting for sub-grid water transfers (such as those that occur due to green infrastructure practices) changes the partitioning of land surface fluxes.
Status
Paper documenting Noah-MP-HUE published. Additional manuscripts examining implications for coupled urban land-atmosphere interactions under review and in preparation.
Funding
- Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute. Mitigating Fooding, Extreme Heat, and Heavy Rainfall in Urban Coastal Communities by “Greening”. Project number: R/RCE-12. Lead PI: Steve Loheide. Voter role: Associate Investigator.
- Additional funding for Aaron’s work secured from the Milwuakee Metropolitain Sewerage District by Dan Wright and Steve Loheide.
Lab Contributors
