Publication in "Meteorologische Zeitschrift"
01/26/2023As part of the project "Climate Experience Würzburg", we have published a new paper (Hartmann et al. 2023) in collaboration with the TU Munich, which deals with the effect of the urban heat island during the years 2018-2020 in Würzburg. We were able to show that the urban heat island is most pronounced on days with more than 25 °C and in the afternoon and evening hours. The highest temperature difference compared to the surrounding areas was 8.2 °C. Resulting drought stress of urban trees significantly reduces their cooling effect.
Hartmann, C., Moser-Reischl, A., Rahman, M. A., Franceschi, E., von Strachwitz, M., Pauleit, S., Pretzsch, H., Rötzer, T., & Paeth, H. (2023). The footprint of heat waves and dry spells in the urban climate of Würzburg, Germany, deduced from a continuous measurement campaign during the anomalously warm years 2018–2020. In Meteorologische Zeitschrift. Schweizerbart. https://doi.org/10.1127/metz/2023/1151
