ArticlePloS one2025
Local Weather Types (LWTs) associated with Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) and hot days in the Grenoble area, France.
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Urban heat extremes are intensified by both global warming and the urban heat island (UHI) effect, particularly in summer. This study investigates the meteorological conditions driving extreme summer temperatures in Grenoble (French Prealps), a city with complex topography. The objectives are threefold: 1/ Assess the performance of the local weather types (LWTs) classification method in this context; 2/ Adapt and optimizing the method for topographically and climatically heterogeneous environments and 3/ Identify LWTs associated with extreme heat events-heatwaves, tropical nights and UHIs-for operational used by local authorities. Daily meteorological data (precipitation, temperature range, wind speed, wind direction and specific humidity), which are utilized for classification, are sourced from: (i) ERA5 reanalysis at the nearest the rural grid point (1960-2001 and 2002-2022), compensating for the lack of long-term representative data for the area; and (ii) a dense urban observation network (2019-2022). In this study, in order to better represent the complexity of meteorological conditions due to the incised topography, the original LWT method is modified. Methodological adjustments include discretizing precipitation into three categories and excluding wind direction, shown to have negligible influence due to topographic constraints. Results demonstrate that the modified LWT method effectively captures local meteorological variability and is transferable to similar contexts. LWTs linked to extreme heat events in Grenoble are characterized by high diurnal temperature ranges, dry conditions, elevated specific humidity, and low wind speeds.
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