Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

The role of urban trees in reducing land surface temperatures in European cities

  • Jonas Schwaab,
  • Ronny Meier,
  • Gianluca Mussetti,
  • Sonia Seneviratne,
  • Christine Bürgi,
  • Edouard L. Davin

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-26768-w
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Urban trees influence temperatures in cities. The authors here investigate in spatio-temporal variations in their cooling effect and find 8-12 K decreased temperatures for tree-rich urban areas in Central Europe during hot summers, and up to 4 K for Southern Europe, respectively.