Abstract:By using the mesoscale WRF v3.2 model and through changing the land use types of three typical mega-cities (Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan, Yangtze River Delta and Pearl River Delta), the large-scale urbanization effects was simulated, the influence and possible mechanism of urban agglomeration development with different scales and at different latitudes (different circulation field backgrounds) on a short range summer high temperature event were explored. Results show that the temperature at 2 m over urban areas increases significantly after large scale urbanization. The higher urbanization level is and the larger the urban expansion area is, the higher the central temperature goes up with the maximum warm exceeding 1.8℃. In general, under different wind fields, the warming areas all are restricted to leeward. Temperature warming of the Yangtze River Deltas is higher than those in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei metropolitan zone and Pearl River Deltas. Urbanization changes the humidity over the urban areas, so that the obvious dry island effect takes place. The humidity response depends obviously on location. Among different areas, a good relationship existed between changes in the regional surface temperature and humidity. Overall, urban areas have a warm and dry tendency. Urbanization effects the surface energy budget, and the sensible heat flux enhancement reduces the surface latent heat flux significantly. The precipitation distribution adjustments lead to less precipitation in main urban areas.