Understanding and Predicting the Urban Climate of Jakarta (Indonesia)

Urban societies are prone to global warming. The increase in surface temperature leads people to adapt by using air conditioning in their buildings. These practices are ineffective as they produce more GHG emissions and increase energy consumption. Instead, urban communities could use passive cooling technology using the surrounding climate conditions, which are more environmentally friendly. To implement this technology, local climate information must be considered. However, the most recent climate data is simulated in the mesoscale, so local climate information could not be provided for designated purposes. Therefore, using high-resolution climate simulations is important to give climate information and predictions for the urbanised area of the Greater Jakarta region.