| Dates: | 25 & 26 May 2017 |
| Venue: | Mr & Mrs Ho Chun Hung Lecture Theatre (LT-12), Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong |
| Co-organizers: | Asian Network on Climate Science and Technology |
| Language: | English |
| Registration: |
This conference therefore attempts to provide a forum for scientists to discuss the different aspects of urban meteorology and climate, especially focusing on the situations in Asia. The topics to be covered include
The conference will consist of invited papers, oral and poster presentations. Authors submitting the paper should indicate whether they prefer an oral or a poster presentation.
| 25 May 2017 (Thursday) | ||
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| Time | Author(s) | Title of paper / Remarks |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration | |
9:00 – 9:05 am |
Professor Chak K. Chan |
Welcome remarks |
Keynote Speech |
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9:05 – 9:30 am |
Keynote speech |
Changing urban environments – science, modelling and policy (Abstract) |
Session I – Urbanisation and climate |
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9:30 – 9:55 am |
Invited talk |
Long-term variations of meteorological characteristics and air pollution problem in Taiwan (Abstract) |
9:55 – 10:20 am |
Invited talk |
Prediction of future flood for Terengganu River Basin, Malaysia (Abstract) |
10:20 – 10:50 am |
Coffee/tea break |
Outside LT-12 |
10:50 – 11:10 am |
A. P. K. Tai, M. Sadiq and D. Lombardozzi |
Effects of ozone-induced vegetation damage on boundary-layer meteorology and air pollution: implications for urban climate and air quality (Abstract) |
11:10 – 11:30 am |
W. Zhou, R. C. Y. Li and E. C. H. Chow |
Intraseasonal variation of visibility in Hong Kong (Abstract) |
11:30 – 11:50 am |
L. Qiu and J. Chen |
Global teleconnection mechanism of climate and ocean variables on seasonal precipitation (Abstract) |
11:50 am – 12:10 pm |
Y. D. Aktas, J. Stocker, D. Carruthers and J. C. R. Hunt |
Local urban climate modelling in mid-latitudes(Abstract) |
12:10 – 12:30 pm |
E.-S. Im |
The impact of large-scale irrigation on rainfall in Africa using a regional climate model (Abstract) |
12:30 – 12:50 pm |
T. C. Lee, K. H. Tam and S. T. Chan |
Urban-focused Weather and Climate Services in Hong Kong (Abstract) |
1:00 – 2:15 pm |
Lunch buffet |
Staff Lounge, 9/F Amenities Building |
Session II – Urban effects – observations |
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2:20 – 2:45 pm |
Invited talk |
UMS-Seoul observation-based local circulation in Seoul Metropolitan Area (Abstract) |
| 2:45 – 3:10 pm | Invited talk |
Impact of urbanisation on the energy and carbon exchange over a residential neighbourhood in a tropical Asian city (Abstract) |
3:10 – 3:30 pm |
L. Peng, Y. Li, F. Peng, M.-S. Wong, P. W. Chan, and T. C. Lee |
Wind loss in Kowloon, Hong Kong from 1964 to 2010 (Abstract) |
3:30 – 4:00 pm |
Coffee/tea break |
Outside LT-12 |
4:00 – 4:20 pm |
W. Peng, Z. Ning and G. Hagler |
A new air monitoring system assessment and application: a case study of source identification in local area (Abstract) |
4:20 – 4:40 pm |
L. Sun, P. Wei, F. Yang, D. Westerdahl and Z. Ning |
Air sensor application in Marathon route air quality monitoring (Abstract) |
Session III – Urban effects – modeling |
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4:40 – 5:05 pm |
Invited talk |
Development of fine-scale urban canopy parameters in Guangzhou city and its application in the WRF-Urban model (Abstract) |
5:05 – 5:30 pm |
Invited talk |
Impacts of land-use land cover and urban canopies on meteorology and air quality from WRF modeling (Abstract) |
5:30 – 5:55 pm |
Invited talk |
Urban heat island circulation (Abstract) |
| 6:30 – 8:30 pm | Conference Dinner | Festive China, Festival Walk |
| 26 May 2017 (Friday) | ||
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| Time | Author(s) | Title of paper / Remarks |
| 8:30 – 9:00 am | Registration | |
Session III – Urban effects – modeling (Continued) |
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| 9:00 – 9:25 am | Invited talk – Professor Jianping Wu | An emission pricing strategy based on urban heat island effect (Abstract) |
9:25 – 9:45 am |
C.-H. Liu, Z. Mo and Z. Wu |
Parameterization of plume dispersion coefficient over rough surfaces (Abstract) |
9:45 – 10:05 am |
Z. Mo and C.-H. Liu |
On the turbulence structure over different surface roughness: A perspective from wind tunnel measurements (Abstract) |
10:05 – 10:25 am |
Z. Wu and C.-H. Liu |
Budget analysis for reactive plume transport over urban roughness (Abstract) |
10:25 – 10:55 am |
Coffee/tea break |
Outside LT-12 |
10:55 – 11:15 am |
G. Ganbat, K. Ngan, and K. K. Hon |
Relative importance of regional and local pollutant sources in deep street canyons (Abstract) |
11:15 – 11:35 am |
M. M. F. Wong, J. C. H. Fung, J. W. P. Tse, P. P. S. Yeung, C. Ren and J. Ching |
Evaluation of uWRF performance in Hong Kong with WUDAPT input dataset and the guidance for its implementation (Abstract) |
11:35 – 11:55 am |
P. S. Yeung, W. P. Tse, J. C. H. Fung and M. F. Wong |
Comparison of meteorological impacts between expanding urban area and increasing building height in Hong Kong (Abstract) |
11:55 am – 12:15 pm |
Y. Fan, J. C. R. Hunt and Y. Li |
Heat flux distribution above an ideal square city (Abstract) |
12:15 – 12:35 pm |
C. You and J. C.-H. Fung |
Characteristics of Sea Breeze in PRD Region and its Response to Urbanization (Abstract) |
12:35 – 12:55 pm |
C. C. Holst and J. C. L. Chan |
Urban regional precipitation simulations – comparison of pseudo-global warming with local forcing (Abstract) |
1:00 – 2:20 pm |
Lunch |
Chinese Restaurant, 8/F Amenities Building |
Session IV– Atmospheric Chemistry and Air Pollution |
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2:30 – 2:55 pm |
Invited talk |
Primary and secondary organic aerosols from cooking emissions (Abstract) |
2:55 – 3:20 pm |
Invited talk |
Source apportionment of PM2.5 during haze and non-haze in Kuala Lumpur urban environment (Abstract) |
3:20 – 3:45 pm |
Invited talk |
Particles exposure and dosage on public transport (Abstract) |
3:45 – 4:15 pm |
Coffee/tea break |
Outside LT-12 |
| 4:15 – 4:35 pm | G. E. Lau, K. Ngan and K. K. Hon | Non-local ventilation diagnostics for idealized and realistic urban domains (Abstract) |
4:35 – 4:55 pm |
Y. Qin, H.B. Tan, Y. J. Li, L. Liu, C. K. Chan |
Contribution and sources of light absorption brown carbon at a suburban site in Guangzhou, China (Abstract) |
4:55 – 5:15 pm |
W. He, Y.-F. Lam, I. W. M. Yeung and P. Louie |
Impact of tropospheric downwash on Hong Kong air quality during southeast biomass burning (Abstract) |
5:15 – 5:45 pm |
Professors Johnny Chan and Jimmy Fung |
Summary of conference and discussion of future activities |
| - End of Conference - | ||
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