Effects of Sea Breeze on Urban Areas Using Computation Fluid Dynamic—A Case Study of the Range of Cooling and Humidity Effects in Sendai, Japan

Shiyi Peng, Yusuke Kon and Hironori Watanabe
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Shiyi Peng: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyamakasumicho, Taihaku Word, Sendai 982-8577, Japan
Yusuke Kon: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyamakasumicho, Taihaku Word, Sendai 982-8577, Japan
Hironori Watanabe: Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Tohoku Institute of Technology, 35-1 Yagiyamakasumicho, Taihaku Word, Sendai 982-8577, Japan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 3, 1-19

Abstract: Sea breezes have a significant influence on the urban environment of coastal cities. Therefore, the study of the sea breeze cooling range and its relationship with specific humidity is of great significance for improving the urban environment of coastal cities. This study aims to reproduce the climate of Sendai using the regional Weather Research and Forecasting (WRF) model, clarify the influence range of sea breezes in Sendai, and create an urban environmental climate map. The results revealed a strong correlation between the measured temperatures and the calculated results, and that the cooling effect range of sea breezes was mainly concentrated in the coastal area. In addition, the temperature rise mitigation effect changed over time, and although the maximum mitigation effect range affected a part of the urban area, it did not reach the inland area. In comparison, the specific humidity increased over time from the coastal area to the inland area. It was found that sea breezes mainly affected a part of the urban area and coastal areas in terms of temperature, but affected inland areas in terms of specific humidity. The results show that the range of the cooling effect of sea breezes on temperature was only concentrated within 5 km of the coast; in terms of moderating the temperature rise, there was an effect within the area ~7 km from the coast. In terms of humidity, the effect of sea breezes occurred approximately 1 h later than the effect of temperature.

Keywords: CFD; sea breeze; urban environment; KLIMA-ATLAS; specific humidity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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