{"title":"Evolution and customisation of the RegCM model for urban climate studies: Addressing multifaceted challenges and advancing climate science","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.geosus.2024.08.005","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Regional Climate Model (RegCM) proves valuable for climate analysis and has been applied to a wide range of climate change aspects and other environmental issues at a regional scale. The model also demonstrated success in diverse areas of urban research, including urban heat island studies, extreme climate events analysis, assessing urban resilience, and evaluating urbanization impacts on climate and air quality. Recently, more studies have been conducted in utilizing RegCM to address climate change in cities, due to its enhanced ability over the years to capture meteorological phenomena at city scales. However, there are many challenges associated with its implementation in meso-scale research, which are attributed to various shortcomings and thus create room for further improvement in the model. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the RegCM over the years and its customisation across various parameters, demonstrating its versatility in urban climate studies and underscoring the model’s pivotal role in addressing multifaceted challenges in urban environments. By addressing these aspects, the paper offers valuable insights and recommendations for researchers seeking to enhance the accuracy and efficacy of urban climate simulations using the RegCM system, thereby contributing to the advancement of urban climate science and sustainability.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":52374,"journal":{"name":"Geography and Sustainability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-09-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000786/pdfft?md5=e0dc3cf232e02f6e6ab731302948fd56&pid=1-s2.0-S2666683924000786-main.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Geography and Sustainability","FirstCategoryId":"93","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666683924000786","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"环境科学与生态学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"GEOGRAPHY, PHYSICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The Regional Climate Model (RegCM) proves valuable for climate analysis and has been applied to a wide range of climate change aspects and other environmental issues at a regional scale. The model also demonstrated success in diverse areas of urban research, including urban heat island studies, extreme climate events analysis, assessing urban resilience, and evaluating urbanization impacts on climate and air quality. Recently, more studies have been conducted in utilizing RegCM to address climate change in cities, due to its enhanced ability over the years to capture meteorological phenomena at city scales. However, there are many challenges associated with its implementation in meso-scale research, which are attributed to various shortcomings and thus create room for further improvement in the model. This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the RegCM over the years and its customisation across various parameters, demonstrating its versatility in urban climate studies and underscoring the model’s pivotal role in addressing multifaceted challenges in urban environments. By addressing these aspects, the paper offers valuable insights and recommendations for researchers seeking to enhance the accuracy and efficacy of urban climate simulations using the RegCM system, thereby contributing to the advancement of urban climate science and sustainability.
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Geography and Sustainability serves as a central hub for interdisciplinary research and education aimed at promoting sustainable development from an integrated geography perspective. By bridging natural and human sciences, the journal fosters broader analysis and innovative thinking on global and regional sustainability issues.
Geography and Sustainability welcomes original, high-quality research articles, review articles, short communications, technical comments, perspective articles and editorials on the following themes:
Geographical Processes: Interactions with and between water, soil, atmosphere and the biosphere and their spatio-temporal variations;
Human-Environmental Systems: Interactions between humans and the environment, resilience of socio-ecological systems and vulnerability;
Ecosystem Services and Human Wellbeing: Ecosystem structure, processes, services and their linkages with human wellbeing;
Sustainable Development: Theory, practice and critical challenges in sustainable development.