Publications

Taha H, 2021. Intra-urban enhancements to probabilisitc climate forecasting for the electric system. Final Report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the California Energy Commission (CEC), Sacramento, California. Report can be accessed at this location.

Taha H, 2020. Capital region heat-pollution reduction: Atmospheric modeling for the development of a regional heat-pollution reduction plan. Technical Report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District and the California Department of Transportaiont. See the report here.

Taha H, Ban-Weiss G, Chen S, Gilbert H, Goudey H, Ko J, Mohegh A, Rodriguez A, Slack J, Tang T, Levinson R, 2018. Modeling and observations to detect neighborhood-scale heat islands and inform effective countermeasures in Los Angeles. California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment. California Energy Commission. Publication Number: CCCA4-CEC-2018-007. See the report here.

Taha H, Freed T, 2015. Creating and mapping an urban heat island index for California. Project Report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). Report can be accessed at the Cal/EPA website at this location. Furthermore, the Cal/EPA Urban Heat Island Index webpage with data and maps can be accessed at this location.

Taha H, 2012. Ranking and prioritizing the deployment of community-scale energy measures based on their indirect effects in California's climate zones. Final Report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the California Energy Commission (CEC), PIER Energy-Related Environmental Research, Sacramento, California. Report is available from author and will be soon available from the CEC web site. A fact sheet is available here.

Taha H, 2011. Multi-episodic and seasonal meteorological, air-quality, and emission-equivalence impacts of heat island control and evaluation of the potential atmospheric effects of urban solar photovoltaic arrays. Final report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the California Energy Commission (CEC), PIER Environmental Research Program, Sacramento, California. The report can be downloaded from the CEC web site either from the Summary Page or directly from this location. A fact sheet is also available here.

Taha H, Wilkinson J, Bornstein R, 2011. Urban forest for clean air demonstration in the Sacramento Federal Non Attainment Area: Atmospheric modeling in support of a voluntary control strategy. Project final report prepared by Altostratus Inc. for the Sacramento Metropolitan Air Quality Management District (SMAQMD), Sacramento, California. Note: because of size, please send email to haider@altostratus.com to request a copy of the report via FTP.

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. An Abstract is available on the Energy Commission's web site. The full report can also be downloaded here from the Commission's website.

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, 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, Akbari H, 2003. Cool roofs as an energy conservation measure for federal buildings. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Report No. 51895. Berkeley, California. See report here.

Taha H, Hammer H, 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 SC., 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 SC, 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, 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 SC, 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, 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, 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, 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.

Fishman B, Taha H, Akbari H, 1994. Mesoscale Cooling Effects of High-Albedo Surfaces: Analysis of Meteorological Data from White Sands National Monument and White Sands Missile Range. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory report No. 35056. Link to report.

Taha H, 1993. Meteorological and Photochemical Simulations for the South Coast Air Basin. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 35696.

Taha H, 1993. Aircraft-Based Albedo Measurements over the South Coast Air Basin. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 35697.

Taha H, Douglas S, Haney J, 1993. Sensitivity Analysis with the UAM Photochemical Model: the August 26-28, 1987 Oxidant Episode. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 35728.

Taha H, Ritschard R, 1993. Impacts of Global Climate Change on Cities: Energy, Ozone, and Surface Characteristics. Proceedings of the Fourth Global Warming International Conference, April 5-8, Chicago, U.S.A. Also, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 36892.

Taha H, Sailor D, Akbari H, 1992. High-albedo materials for reducing cooling energy use. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 31721, UC-350.

Taha H, Sailor D, Ritschard R, Huang B, Winer A, 1992. Database on albedo, surface moisture, and roughness length for meteorological simulations of the South Coast Air Basin. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Report No. 33051

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.

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