What Meteorological and Air Quality Research Has HIRI Supported?
HIRI’s past support of meteorological and air quality modeling research has resulted in several key initiatives: • Urban Heat Island Pilot Project (UHIPP) Measuring the reflectance of a cool roof in Salt Lake City, UT. HIRI supported research on the impacts of heat island reduction strategies on local meteorology and air quality in five UHIPP cities: Baton Rouge, Salt Lake City, Sacramento, Chicago, and Houston. Using meteorological, building energy, and air quality models, researchers determined that heat island reduction strategies can reduce air temperatures, ground-level ozone concentrations, and energy consumption. See the Pilot Project pages for more information. • Research in Northeastern Cities HIRI conducted studies to determine the impacts of heat island reduction measures on meteorology and air quality in northeastern cities with long-standing ground-level ozone problems. Interactions between meteorology, pollutants, ground-level ozone formation, and transport are complex, a
