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Block, A., Keuler, K. and Schaller, E. (2004). Impacts of anthropogenic heat on regional climate patterns. Geophysical Research Letters 31: doi: 10.1029/2004GL019852. issn: 0094-8276. |
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Four different simulations of a winter period in Central Europe are carried out to investigate the principle effect of anthropogenic heat release from the highly industrialized and populated Ruhrarea region (Germany) on regional climate conditions. The results reveal a permanent warming due to anthropogenic heat emissions over affected areas ranging from 0.15 K over land area with an additional 2 W m-2 anthropogenic heat flux up to 0.5 K over the Ruhrarea with additional 20 W m-2 anthropogenic heat flux. The temperature effects induced by anthropogenic heat not only depend on the amount of added heat but also on orographical factors. No significant variations are found for precipitation. |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Pollution—urban and regional, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Mesoscale meteorology, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Numerical modeling and data assimilation |
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Publisher
American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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