WRF Simulation of the Urban Heat Island and its Impact on Wind Dynamics and Air Pollution Transport Mechanisms in a Densely Populated Urban Valley of the Tropical Andes
Angela Rendón1, José A Posada2, Juan Jose Henao3, Juan Fernando Salazar1, O. Lucía Quintero4, Natalia Bernal5 and John Mejia3, (1)Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, (2)GIGA, Escuela Ambiental, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, Medellin, Colombia, (3)Desert Research Institute, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Reno, United States, (4)Mathematical Modeling Research Group. Department of Mathematical Sciences, Universidad EAFIT. Medellín, Colombia, Medellin, Colombia, (5)Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, Medellín, Colombia