Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Integrated assessment of urban overheating impacts on human life
Urban overheating, driven by global climate change and urban development, is a major
contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability …
contemporary challenge that substantially impacts urban livability and sustainability …
[HTML][HTML] Urban ecological land and natural-anthropogenic environment interactively drive surface urban heat island: An urban agglomeration-level study in China
R Feng, F Wang, K Wang, H Wang, L Li - Environment International, 2021 - Elsevier
The surface urban heat island effect (SUHI) that occurs during rapid urbanization increases
the health risks associated with high temperatures. Urban ecological land (UEL) has been …
the health risks associated with high temperatures. Urban ecological land (UEL) has been …
Lower urban humidity moderates outdoor heat stress
Surface temperature is often used to examine heat exposure in multi‐city studies and for
informing urban heat mitigation efforts due to scarcity of urban air temperature …
informing urban heat mitigation efforts due to scarcity of urban air temperature …
Impacts of climatic zones on urban heat island: Spatiotemporal variations, trends, and drivers in China from 2001–2020
Urban heat island (UHI) adversely impacts the human-earth system. However, the impact of
climatic zones on UHI remains unclear. This study, therefore, aimed at investigating how …
climatic zones on UHI remains unclear. This study, therefore, aimed at investigating how …
Prioritizing environmental determinants of urban heat islands: A machine learning study for major cities in China
The exacerbated thermal environment in cities, with the urban heat island (UHI) effect as a
prominent example, has been the source of many adverse urban environmental issues …
prominent example, has been the source of many adverse urban environmental issues …
Animal-borne sensors as a biologically informed lens on a changing climate
As climate change transforms the biosphere, more comprehensive and biologically relevant
measurements of changing conditions are needed. Traditional climate measurements are …
measurements of changing conditions are needed. Traditional climate measurements are …
Surface and canopy urban heat islands: Does urban morphology result in the spatiotemporal differences?
Urban heat island (UHI) is a phenomenon wherein urban areas become warmer than
surrounding rural areas, which is one of the most important urban issues arising due to …
surrounding rural areas, which is one of the most important urban issues arising due to …
Land surface and air temperature dynamics: The role of urban form and seasonality
Due to the scarcity of air temperature (T a) observations, urban heat studies often rely on
satellite-derived Land Surface Temperature (LST) to characterise the near-surface thermal …
satellite-derived Land Surface Temperature (LST) to characterise the near-surface thermal …
Drivers of global surface urban heat islands: Surface property, climate background, and 2D/3D urban morphologies
Local climate of the city is modulated by not only land surface properties and climate
background but also urban morphology. While the modulations of the former two have been …
background but also urban morphology. While the modulations of the former two have been …