Satellite remote sensing of global land surface temperature: Definition, methods, products, and applications

ZL Li, H Wu, SB Duan, W Zhao, H Ren… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Land surface temperature (LST) is a crucial parameter that reflects land–atmosphere
interaction and has thus attracted wide interest from geoscientists. Owing to the rapid …

NASA's surface biology and geology designated observable: A perspective on surface imaging algorithms

K Cawse-Nicholson, PA Townsend, D Schimel… - Remote sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The 2017–2027 National Academies' Decadal Survey, Thriving on Our Changing
Planet, recommended Surface Biology and Geology (SBG) as a “Designated Targeted …

Contribution of urban functional zones to the spatial distribution of urban thermal environment

Y Chen, J Yang, R Yang, X Xiao, JC Xia - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
With the accelerated rate of urbanization, reasonable identification of urban functional zones
has been increasingly important to urban development. In this study, we used …

Landsat 9: Empowering open science and applications through continuity

JG Masek, MA Wulder, B Markham, J McCorkel… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The history of Earth observation from space is well reflected through the Landsat program.
With data collection beginning with Landsat-1 in 1972, the program has evolved technical …

Satellite remote sensing of surface urban heat islands: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

D Zhou, J Xiao, S Bonafoni, C Berger, K Deilami… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …

Land surface temperature retrieval from Landsat 5, 7, and 8 over rural areas: Assessment of different retrieval algorithms and emissivity models and toolbox …

A Sekertekin, S Bonafoni - Remote sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Land Surface Temperature (LST) is an important parameter for many scientific disciplines
since it affects the interaction between the land and the atmosphere. Many LST retrieval …

Air temperature optima of vegetation productivity across global biomes

M Huang, S Piao, P Ciais, J Peñuelas, X Wang… - Nature ecology & …, 2019 - nature.com
The global distribution of the optimum air temperature for ecosystem-level gross primary
productivity (T opt eco) is poorly understood, despite its importance for ecosystem carbon …

Validation of Collection 6 MODIS land surface temperature product using in situ measurements

SB Duan, ZL Li, H Li, FM Göttsche, H Wu… - Remote sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Land surface temperature (LST) is an important physical quantity at the land-atmosphere
interface. Since 2016 the Collection 6 (C6) MODIS LST product is publicly available, which …

Understanding an urbanizing planet: Strategic directions for remote sensing

Z Zhu, Y Zhou, KC Seto, EC Stokes, C Deng… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Scientific contributions from remote sensing over the last fifty years have significantly
advanced our understanding of urban areas. Key contributions of urban remote sensing …

Influences of urban spatial form on urban heat island effects at the community level in China

A Guo, J Yang, X Xiao, J Xia, C Jin, X Li - Sustainable cities and society, 2020 - Elsevier
Owing to increasing population densities and impervious surface areas, heat island effects
increasingly dominate urban environments and hinder sustainable development. The urban …