Emerging satellite observations for diurnal cycling of ecosystem processes

J Xiao, JB Fisher, H Hashimoto, K Ichii, NC Parazoo - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Diurnal cycling of plant carbon uptake and water use, and their responses to water and heat
stresses, provide direct insight into assessing ecosystem productivity, agricultural production …

[HTML][HTML] Need and vision for global medium-resolution Landsat and Sentinel-2 data products

VC Radeloff, DP Roy, MA Wulder, M Anderson… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Global changes in climate and land use are threatening natural ecosystems, biodiversity,
and the ecosystem services people rely on. This is why it is necessary to track and monitor …

Tropical forests are approaching critical temperature thresholds

CE Doughty, JM Keany, BC Wiebe, C Rey-Sanchez… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The critical temperature beyond which photosynthetic machinery in tropical trees begins to
fail averages approximately 46.7° C (T crit). However, it remains unclear whether leaf …

How do 2D/3D urban landscapes impact diurnal land surface temperature: Insights from block scale and machine learning algorithms

D Han, H An, H Cai, F Wang, X Xu, Z Qiao, K Jia… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urban landscapes significantly affect land surface temperature (LST) and are considered
crucial factors affecting urban heat island (UHI). The impacts of urban landscapes on LST …

[HTML][HTML] Monitoring diurnal dynamics of surface urban heat island for urban agglomerations using ECOSTRESS land surface temperature observations

Y Chang, J Xiao, X Li, Q Weng - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Extreme heat exposure at the regional scale is warranted for special attention due to the
changing global climate yet notable regional disparities in the effect of warming. NASA's …

[HTML][HTML] The 50-year Landsat collection 2 archive

CJ Crawford, DP Roy, S Arab, C Barnes… - Science of Remote …, 2023 - Elsevier
The Landsat global consolidated data archive now exceeds 50 years. In recognition of the
need for consistently processed data across the Landsat satellite series, the US Geological …

Urbanization contributes little to global warming but substantially intensifies local and regional land surface warming

D Zhou, J Xiao, S Frolking, L Zhang, G Zhou - Earth's Future, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Increasing urbanization causes an urban heat island (UHI) effect and exacerbates health
risks of heat waves due to global warming. The surface UHI (SUHI) in large cities has been …

Exploring diurnal thermal variations in urban local climate zones with ECOSTRESS land surface temperature data

Y Chang, J Xiao, X Li, A Middel, Y Zhang, Z Gu… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive heat in urban areas affects the overall livability of cities and harms the health of
urban dwellers. Understanding the spatiotemporal variations of land surface temperature …

Unequal exposure to heatwaves in Los Angeles: Impact of uneven green spaces

Y Yin, L He, PO Wennberg, C Frankenberg - Science Advances, 2023 - science.org
Cities worldwide are experiencing record-breaking summer temperatures. Urban
environments exacerbate extreme heat, resulting in not only the urban heat island but also …

Exploring the diurnal variations of the driving factors affecting block-based LST in a “Furnace city” using ECOSTRESS thermal imaging

X Yao, X Zeng, Z Zhu, Y Lan, Y Shen, Q Liu… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have explored the spatial variations of land surface temperature (LST).
However, few have analyzed the diurnal variations of LST and its driving factors at the block …