International Geographical Union

A source–medium–receiver framework for modeling wind-driven vegetation cooling in urban landscapes

Vegetation cooling in cities is often represented as a local, isotropic effect, although atmospheric processes can redistribute cooling beyond individual vegetation patches. This simplification may overlook the nonlocal and directionally structured nature of cooling propagation....

Modeling the cooling influence of the Agulhas Current System on the heritage day floods at Theewaterskloof Dam, Cape Town, South Africa

Abstract The heritage day floods of 23–26 September 2023 were among the most severe hydrological events to impact the Western Cape, South Africa, causing widespread inundation, infrastructure damage, and loss of life. Understanding how ocean–atmosphere interactions influence floo...