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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-387-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-387-2021
Research article
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26 Jan 2021
Research article |  | 26 Jan 2021

Optimal water use strategies for mitigating high urban temperatures

Bin Liu, Zhenghui Xie, Shuang Liu, Yujing Zeng, Ruichao Li, Longhuan Wang, Yan Wang, Binghao Jia, Peihua Qin, Si Chen, Jinbo Xie, and ChunXiang Shi

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We implemented both urban water use schemes in a model (Weather Research and Forecasting model) and assessed their cooling effects with different amounts of water in different parts of the city (center, suburbs, and rural areas) for both road sprinkling and urban irrigation by model simulation. Then, we developed an optimization scheme to find out the optimal water use strategies for mitigating high urban temperatures.
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