Observed urban effects on precipitation along the Dutch West coast

Daniels, Emma; Lenderink, Geert; Hutjes, Ronald; Holtslag, A.A.M.

doi:10.1002/joc.4458

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“…The overall features of the hourly precipitation analysis reveal greater values in cities than in the countryside, and the highest precipitation difference in the summer. The observed enhanced cumulative precipitation in urban areas is in agreement with the previous study on the urbanisation impacts on urban climates by Daniels et al (2015), which showed a 7% enhancement of precipitation in Dutch cities. Thus, we confer further confidence to the recorded observations of the amateur stations.…”

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confidence: 92%

“…The urbanization and population average growth rates (0.77% and 1.05%, respectively) between 2010 and 2015 indicate a fairly rapid urbanization in The Netherlands (Un 2015). Although there has been a continuous urbanization in The Netherlands (Hazeu et al 2011, Daniels et al 2015, long-term meteorological observations are scarce for Dutch cities (for more details, see Van Hove et al 2011). The study presented here attempts to investigate the temperature and precipitation variations using citizens' personal amateur weather stations (PWS) to understand the urban environments of a number of Dutch cities (Jiang et al 2016).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Urban impacts on air temperature and precipitation over The Netherlands

Golroudbary¹,

Zeng²,

Mannaerts³

et al. 2018

Clim. Res.

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The detection of changes in the weather of urban areas is an important issue for understanding the impact of weather on human lives. Five years of basic weather observations (2011−2015) from automatic and amateur networks across The Netherlands were used to investigate the urban effects on meteorological parameters with a focus on temperature (e.g. urban heat island [UHI]) and precipitation. Representative stations were selected based on metadata and a set of criteria for data quality control. An hourly analysis indicates that UHIs are a nocturnal phenomenon in The Netherlands and are more prominent after sunset, when they exceed 2°C. A seasonal analysis shows that UHIs occur in all seasons during the year, with the most significant UHI occurring in the summer. Furthermore, the differences in the precipitation of urban and rural areas were shown to be greatest after sunrise during the day. The maximum hourly UHI and hourly precipitation distributions were analyzed using a generalized extreme value model. The occurrences of maximum precipitation are likely to be more frequent at urban stations than at the nearby rural stations. Additionally, the distinct seasonal cycle of precipitation that is dependent on the UHI demonstrates that the maximum UHI and precipitation occurred in the summer. Our results indicate that the UHI and precipitation enhancements in Dutch urban residential areas, as obtained from the data of weather amateurs, are in agreement with the results presented in the literature, and that 7% more precipitation occurs in cities than in rural areas.

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confidence: 92%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Urban impacts on air temperature and precipitation over The Netherlands

Golroudbary¹,

Zeng²,

Mannaerts³

et al. 2018

Clim. Res.

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“…Previous work has shown that the downwind effects of urban areas on precipitation in the Netherlands are largest under WT9 (Daniels et al, 2015b). Under the light, unclassifiable, flow that occurs in this weather type, the atmosphere seems to be most susceptible to the land surface.…”

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confidence: 97%

“…The increase in sea surface temperatures and changes in circulation seem to be the major causes of this increase (Attema et al, 2014;van Haren et al, 2013). In addition, there is some evidence that urbanization plays a role (Daniels et al, 2015b).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This relatively intense type of precipitation, arising from (deep) cumulus convection, is expected to be most influenced by land surface changes Cotton and Pielke, 2007) and is typically expected to increase under climate change (Fischer et al, 2014). Also, the largest impact of urban areas on precipitation along the Dutch West coast was found in summer (Daniels et al, 2015b).…”

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Relative impacts of land use and climate change on summer precipitation in the Netherlands

Daniels

Lenderink

Hutjes

et al. 2016

Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci.

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Abstract. The effects of historic and future land use on precipitation in the Netherlands are investigated on 18 summer days with similar meteorological conditions. The days are selected with a circulation type classification and a clustering procedure to obtain a homogenous set of days that is expected to favor land impacts. Changes in precipitation are investigated in relation to the present-day climate and land use, and from the perspective of future climate and land use. To that end, the weather research and forecasting (WRF) model is used with land use maps for 1900, 2000, and 2040. In addition, a temperature perturbation of +1 • C assuming constant relative humidity is imposed as a surrogate climate change scenario. Decreases in precipitation of, respectively, 3-5 and 2-5 % are simulated following conversion of historic to present, and present to future, land use. The temperature perturbation under present land use conditions increases precipitation amounts by on average 7-8 % and amplifies precipitation intensity. However, when also considering future land use, the increase is reduced to 2-6 % on average, and no intensification of extreme precipitation is simulated. In all, the simulated effects of land use changes on precipitation in summer are smaller than the effects of climate change, but are not negligible.

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Analysis of urban rainfall from hourly to seasonal scales using high‐resolution radar observations in the Netherlands

Manola

Steeneveld

Uijlenhoet

et al. 2019

Intl Journal of Climatology

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In this article an analysis of urban rainfall from hourly to seasonal scales is conducted for the Netherlands, with a focus on its capital, Amsterdam. In addition, the potential of synoptic weather types and local wind directions to categorize extreme rainfall in Amsterdam is assessed. An analysis of gauge‐adjusted daily radar rainfall retrievals with 1 km spatial resolution for 10 years shows that rainfall is enhanced over Dutch cities compared to their rural surroundings, with a maximum of a 14.2% increase over the largest cities in winter. The annual cumulative rainfall in Amsterdam appears to be significantly higher compared to its surroundings. This is due both to the higher frequency of occurrence of urban rainfall and to the higher hourly mean intensities. Extreme hourly rainfall rates appear to be affected by urban areas only in summer. Diurnal and weekly rainfall cycles do not reveal any significant urban influence. A wind direction analysis reveals that extreme rainfall events can primarily be attributed to westerly and next to southerly air masses. An analysis of the Jenkinson and Collinson (JC) and the German Weather Service (Deutscher Wetterdienst, DWD) weather types with rainfall and extreme rainfall events reveals that the JC weather types are more indicative of situations associated with rainfall extremes, whereas the DWD weather types are more indicative of situations resulting in higher accumulated rainfall amounts.

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Observed urban effects on precipitation along the Dutch West coast

Cited by 33 publications

References 40 publications

Urban impacts on air temperature and precipitation over The Netherlands

Urban impacts on air temperature and precipitation over The Netherlands

Relative impacts of land use and climate change on summer precipitation in the Netherlands

Analysis of urban rainfall from hourly to seasonal scales using high‐resolution radar observations in the Netherlands

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