Partial list of scientific journal papers, technical reports, books sections, conference and meeting presentations. For a full list or other articles of interest, send a request to info@altostratus.com

Taha, H. 2008. "Meso-urban meteorological and photochemical modeling of heat island mitigation". Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 42, No. 38 (December 2008), pp. 8795-8809. doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.06.036. Link to online version.

Taha, H. 2008. "Episodic performance and sensitivity of the urbanized MM5 (uMM5) to perturbations in surface properties in Houston TX". Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Vol. 127,  No. 2 (May 2008), pp. 193-218. doi:10.1007/s10546-007-9258-6. Link to online version.

Taha, H. 2008. "Urban surface modification as a potential ozone air-quality improvement strategy in California: A mesoscale modeling study". Boundary-Layer Meteorology, Vol. 127,  No. 2 (May 2008), pp. 219-239. doi:10.1007/s10546-007-9259-5. Link to online version.

Akbari, H., Rose, S., and Taha, H. 2003. "Analyzing the land cover of an urban environment using high-resolution orthophotos", Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 63, No. 1, (March 2003), pp. 1-14 -- doi:10.1016/S0169-2046(02)00165-2. Link to paper.

Taha, H., Meier, A., Gao, W., and Ojima, T. 2000. "Mitigation of Urban Heat Islands: Meteorology, Energy, and Air Quality Impacts", Journal of the AIJ, No. 529, pp. 69-76 (March 2000), Tokyo, Japan.

Taha, H. and Bornstein, R. 1999. "Urbanization of meteorological models: Implications on simulated heat islands and air quality", Invited Paper, International Congress of Biometeorology and International Conference on Urban Climatology (ICB-ICUC) Conference, 8-12 November 1999, Sydney Australia. See paper (PDF) here.

Taha, H. 1999. "Modifying a Mesoscale Meteorological Model to Better Incorporate Urban Heat Storage: A Bulk-Parameterization Approach", Journal of Applied Meteorology, Vol. 38. No. 4, pp. 466-473. See article here.

Taha, H., Konopacki, S., and Gabersek, S. 1999. "Impacts of large-scale surface modifications on meteorological conditions and energy use: A 10-region modeling study", Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 62, no. 3-4, pp. 175-185. Link for paper download.

Taha, H., Konopacki, S., and Akbari, H. 1998. “Impacts of lowered urban air temperatures on precursor emission and ozone air quality”. Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, Vol. 48 (1998), pp. 860-865. Link for online version.

Nowak, D.J., Cardelino, C.A., Rao, S.T., Taha, H. 1998. “Estimating cost effectiveness of residential yard trees for improving air quality in Sacramento, California, using existing models”. Atmospheric Environment, Volume 32, No. 14-15, pp. 2709-2711.

Quattrochi, D., Luvall, J., Lo, C.P., Kidder, S., Taha, H., Bornstein, R., Gillies, R., and Gallo, K. 1998. "Project ATLANTA", Proceedings of the American Meteorological Society's Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 2-7, 1998.

Taha, H. and Meier, A. 1997. "Mitigation of urban heat islands: Meteorology, energy, and air quality impacts", Proceedings of the International Symposium on Monitoring and Management of Urban Heat Island, CREST/JST, pp. 124- 163, November 19-20, Keio University, Fujisawa, Japan.

Taha, H. 1997. "Modeling the Impacts of Large-Scale Albedo Changes on Ozone Air Quality in the South Coast Air Basin", Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 31, No. 11, pp. 1667-1676 (1997). Link to online version.

Taha, H. 1996. "Modeling the Impacts of Increased Urban Vegetation on the Ozone Air Quality in the South Coast Air Basin", Atmospheric Environment, Vol. 30, No. 20 (1996), pp. 3423-3430. Link to online version.

Taha, H., Douglas, S., and Haney, J. 1997. "Mesoscale meteorological and air quality impacts of increased urban albedo and vegetation", Energy & Buildings - Special Issue on Urban Heat Islands, Vol. 25, Number 2 (1997), pp. 169-177. Link to online version.

Taha H. 1997. "Urban Climates and Heat Islands: Albedo, Evapotranspiration, and Anthropogenic Heat", Energy & Buildings - Special Issue on Urban Heat Islands, Vol. 25, Number 2 (1997), pp. 99-103. Link to online version.

Rosenfeld, A., Akbari, H., Taha, H., and Pomerantz, M. 1996. "Cool roofs and pavements to help hot smoggy cities". Presented at the ASCE Annual Convention, Washington DC, November 11, 1996.

Gabersek, S. and Taha, H. "Impacts of surface characteristics changes on urban heat island intensity". ICB 96, 14th International Congress of Biometeorology, September 1-8, 1996, Ljubljana, Slovenia.

Rosenfeld, A., Akbari, H., Bretz, S., Fishman, B., Kurn, D., Sailor, D., Taha, H. 1995. "Mitigation of Urban Heat Islands: Materials, Utility programs, Updates", Energy and Buildings, 22, (1995), pp. 255-265. Link to online version.

Akbari, H. and Taha, H. 1992. "The Impact of Trees and White Surfaces on Residential Heating and Cooling Energy Use in Four Canadian Cities", Energy, the International Journal, Vol. 17, No. 2 (1992), pp. 141-149.

Taha, H., Akbari, H., and Rosenfeld, A. 1991. "Heat Island and Oasis Effects of Vegetative Canopies: Micrometeorological Field-Measurements", Theoretical and Applied Climatology, Vol. 44, No. 2 (1991), pp. 123-138. Link to online version.

Taha, H., Akbari, H., and Rosenfeld, A. 1988. "Residential Cooling Loads and the Urban Heat Island: The Effects of Albedo". Building and Environment, Vol. 23, No. 4, pp. 271-283. Link to online version.

Taha, H. 2003. "Heat Islands and Energy", an invited article. The Encyclopedia of Energy, Volume 3, pp. 133-143. Academic Press / Elsevier Inc.,  Cutler J. Cleveland, Editor-in-Chief (March 2004). See TOC here.

Taha, H. 1996. Contribution to the book "Everyday Science Explained", by C. Suplee, National Geographic Society (1996).

3) Presentations in recent conferences and meetings

Ching, J., Taha, H., Chen, F., and Miao, S. 2008. "Sensitivity of CMAQ to urbanized meteorological fields based on National Urban Database and Access Portal Tools (NUDAPT)". Presented at the American Meteorological Society's 15th Joint Conference on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air & Waste Management Association 10th Conference on Atmospheric Chemsitry, New Orleans, Louisiana, 20-24 January 2008 -- See abstract here.

Bornstein, R., Weinroth, E., Balmori, R., and Taha, H. 2008. "Simulations of met conditions during a Houston ozone episode and the NYC DHS MSG tracer study with urbanized MM5 (uMM5)". Presented at the American Meteorological Society's 15th Joint Conference on Applications of Air Pollution Meteorology with the Air & Waste Management Association, New Orleans, Louisiana, 20-24 January 2008 -- See abstract here.

Taha, H. 2007. "Mesoscale and meso-urban modeling of heat islands and control: Evaluation of potential ozone air-quality impacts in California", Paper 1.8, Presented at the American Meteorological Society / 7th Symposium on the Urban Environment, September 10-13, San Diego, California -- Link to abstract

Taha, H. and Ching, J. 2007. "UCP / MM5 Modeling in conjunction with NUDAPT: Model requirements, updates, and applications", Paper 6.4, Presented at the American Meteorological Society / 7th Symposium on the Urban Environment, September 10-13, San Diego, California -- Link to abstract

Taha, H. 2007. "Urban heat islands and their mitigation vs. Local impacts of climate change", Poster Presentation at the 4th California Climate Change Conference, California Energy Commission, September 10-13, 2007, Sacramento, California (available from author: haider@altostratus.com)

Bornstein, R., Balmori, R., Weinroth, E., and Taha, H. 2007. "Simulations for a Houston ozone episode and the NYC DHS MSG tracer study with an urbanized version of MM5", Paper, Paper 11.6, Presented at the American Meteorological Society / 7th Symposium on the Urban Environment, September 10-13, San Diego, California -- Link to abstract

Taha, H. 2007. "UCP / MM5 ( uMM5) -- Part-1: UCP and LULC data needs, Part-2: Applications and Evaluation". Presentation at the Second Annual EPA / NUDAPT Workshop, April 18-20, 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah. Presentation not in public domain -- for copy, contact haider@altostratus.com

Taha, H. 2006. "Understanding the role heat island control could have in improving air quality", Presentation at the inaugural Electricity and Air Quality Conference, October 3-4, Sacramento, California, organized by the California Energy Commission, California Air Resources Board, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. See the presentation on the CEC web site. The conference agenda is available here.

Taha, H. 2006. "Fine-resolution UCP-meteorological and photochemical modeling: Parameterizations and urban database needs". Presentation at the first Annual EPA / NUDAPT Workshop. National Center for Atmospheric Research, May 10-12, 2006, Boulder, Colorado. Presentation not in public domain -- for copy, contact haider@altostratus.com

Taha, H.,  Bornstein, R., and Balmori, R. 2005. "Use of the Martilli-Dupont urbanized MM5 to simulate the Houston urban heat island for air-quality applications", 9^th Annual Conference on Atmospheric Transport and Dispersion Modeling, George Mason University, July 18-20, 2005, Fairfax, Virginia.

Taha, H., Bornstein, R., Balmori, R., and Noble, J. 2005. "Urban surface modifications and their potential effects on air quality in the Houston-Galveston region", Paper 9.2, Atmospheric Sciences and Air Quality Conference, American Meteorological Society, April 27-29, 2005, San Francisco, California. See abstract here.

Taha, H., Bornstein, R., Balmori, R., and Noble, J. 2005. "Impacts of urban and rural land-use and land-cover changes on MM5 simulated meteorological conditions in the Houston-Galveston region", 16th Conference on Planned and Inadvertent Weather Modification, 85^th Annual Meeting, American Meteorological Society, January 10-14, 2005, San Diego, California.

Taha, H., Bornstein, R., and Balmori, R. 2004. "Updated assessment of impacts from urban and rural surface modifications on meteorology and air quality in Houston-Galveston region", 8^th Annual Conference on Transport and Dispersion Modeling, George Mason University, July 2004, Fairfax, Virginia.

Taha, H., Bornstein, R., Ching, J., and Dupont, S. 2004. "Application of the urbanized MM5 to the Houston-Galveston TX region", Paper 9.10, 5th Symposium on the Urban Environment, American Meteorological Society, Vancouver BC, August 2004. See abstract here.

Taha, H., Kalkstein, L., Sheridan, S., and Wong, E. 2004. "The potential of urban environmental control in alleviating heat-wave health effects in five U.S. regions", Paper J4.3,  16th Symposium on Biometeorology and Aerobiology, American Meteorological Society, Vancouver BC, August 2004.  See paper here.
 

4) Reports

Taha, H. 2007. "Urban surface modification as a potential ozone air-quality improvement strategy in California -- Phase 2: Fine-resolution meteorological and photochemical modeling of urban heat islands", Final report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, PIER Environmental Research. Full report can be downloaded here.

Taha, H. 2005. "Urban surface modification as a potential ozone air-quality improvement strategy in California -- Phase 1: Initial Mesoscale Modeling", Final report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the California Energy Commission, Sacramento, California, PIER Environmental Research. See the Full Report at this link or the Executive Summary only on the Energy Commission's web site. A very short summary is also available.

Bornstein, R., Balmori, R., Noble, J., and Taha, H. 2005. "Urban heat island alterations from urban-forest and albedo changes in the Houston-Galveston region: fine-resolution urbanized MM5 modeling of an August-September 2000 episode". Final Report prepared for Houston Advanced Research Center. Contact author: haider@altostratus.com.

Taha, H. 2005. "Potential for mitigating impacts of heat wave episodes in the U.S.: A four-region meteorological modeling study". Final Report prepared for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington DC, by Altostratus Inc. Report will be available on EPA Web site; currently available from author: haider@altostratus.com.

Taha, H. 2003. “Potential meteorological and air-quality implications of heat-island reduction strategies in the Houston-Galveston TX region”, Technical Note (January 2003), 143 pp., available from the author: haider@altostratus.com

Taha, H. 2003. “Potential meteorological and air-quality impacts of heat island reduction strategies (HIRS) on the Chicago IL region", Technical Note (April 2003), 52 pp., available from the author:  haider@altostratus.com

Taha, H. 2003. "Mesoscale meteorological and air quality modeling of heat island reduction strategies", Technical Note (April 2003), 53 pp., available from the author: haider@altostratus.com

Taha, H. 2003. "Multi-regional modeling assessment of the potential meteorological impacts of heat island reduction", Technical Note (April 2003), 46 pp., available from the author: haider@altostratus.com

Taha, H., Hammer, H., and Akbari, H. 2002. “Meteorological and air quality impacts of increased urban albedo and vegetative cover in the Greater Toronto, Canada Region”. LBNL Report No. 49210. See the report (PDF) here.

Taha, H. 2001. Climate change and air quality: "A preliminary episodic modeling assessment of the Los Angeles Basin", in Koteen, L., Bloomfield, J., Eichler, T., Tonne, C., Young, R., Poulshok, H., and Sosler, A., 2001, Climate Change and Human Health, in Hot Prospects: The potential impacts of global climate change on Los Angeles and the Southland, Environmental Defense (2001). See the report (PDF) here.

Taha, H., Chang, S.C. and Akbari, H. 2001. “Sensitivity of the Houston-Galveston meteorology and ozone air quality to local perturbations in surface albedo, vegetation fraction, and soil moisture”. LBNL Report No. 47663.

Taha, H., Chang, S.C., and Akbari, H. 2001. “Meteorological and air quality implications of heat island reduction in Houston TX”. LBNL Draft Report.

Taha, H. 2000. “Potential impacts of climate change on tropospheric ozone in California: A preliminary modeling assessment of the Los Angeles Basin and the Sacramento Valley”. LBNL report 46695. Download report here.

Emery, C. and Taha, H. 2000. “Reconciliation of two modeling efforts that estimate the air quality benefits of cool communities strategies in the South Coast Air Basin”. Technical note prepared for the City of Los Angeles, Department of Environmental Affairs.

Taha, H., Chang, S., and Akbari, H. 2000. "Meteorological And Air Quality Impacts Of Heat Island Mitigation Measures In Three U.S. Cities. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report No. LBNL-44222". Berkeley, California. Link to report PDF.

Taha, H. 1998. "Impacts of cool cities on air quality: A preliminary modeling assessment for Nashville TN, Dallas TC, and Atlanta GA. LBNL Report No. 42256. See the report PDF here.

Taha, H. 1997. "On urbanizing a mesoscale meteorological model: A bulk-parameterization approach", Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report, No. 41151, available from author.

Gabersek, S. and Taha, H. 1995. "A preliminary multi-city assessment of the impacts of increased urban albedo and vegetation on regional meteorology and energy use", LBL Report No. 37887, October 1995, Berkeley, California.

Taha, H., Douglas, S., Haney, J., Winer, A., Benjamin, M., Hall, D., Hall, J., Liu, X., and Fishman, B. 1995. "Modeling the ozone air quality impacts of increased albedo and urban forest in the South Coast Air Basin", Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 37316, Berkeley, California.

Taha, H., Liu, X, Sailor, D., Meier, A., Benjamin, M., Winer, A., Douglas, S., and Haney, J. 1994. "Analysis of energy efficiency and air quality in the South Coast Air Basin of California -- Phase II", LBL Report No. 35728 (Volume 2), 419 pp.

Taha, H. 1990.  "An Urban Microclimate Model for Site-Specific Energy Simulation: Boundary Layers, Urban Canyon, and Building Conditions." LBL Report No. 29630, Doctoral Dissertation, University of California at Berkeley.

Taha, H. 1988. "Site-Specific Heat-Island Simulations: Model Development and Application to Microclimate Conditions".  Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 26105. Masters Thesis, University of California.