Intra-urban relationship between surface geometry and urban heat island: review and new approach

J Unger - Climate research, 2004 - int-res.com
This paper provides a comprehensive review of the intra-urban sky view factor (SVF)-
temperature relationship. A new approach to reveal the real connection between SVF and …

[PDF][PDF] Employing an urban meteorological network to monitor air temperature conditions in the 'local climate zones' of Szeged, Hungary

N Skarbit, ID Stewart, J Unger, T Gál - International Journal of …, 2017 - core.ac.uk
We analyse the average annual and seasonal air temperature conditions in the 'local
climate zones'(LCZs) of Szeged, Hungary. The basis of our analysis is a 1-year dataset from …

Design of an urban monitoring network based on Local Climate Zone mapping and temperature pattern modelling

E Lelovics, J Unger, T Gál, CV Gál - Climate research, 2014 - int-res.com
The recently developed Local Climate Zones (LCZ) classification system was initially not
designed for mapping, but to classify temperature observation sites. Nevertheless, as a need …

Spatial pattern of impervious surfaces and their impacts on land surface temperature in Beijing, China

R Xiao, Z Ouyang, H Zheng, W Li, EW Schienke… - Journal of environmental …, 2007 - Elsevier
Land surface temperature (LST), which is heavily influenced by urban surface structures, is a
significant parameter in urban environmental analysis. This study examined the effect …

Computing continuous sky view factors using 3D urban raster and vector databases: comparison and application to urban climate

T Gál, F Lindberg, J Unger - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2009 - Springer
The use of high resolution 3D urban raster and vector databases in urban climatology is
presented. It applies two different methods to the calculation of continuous sky view factors …

Connection between urban heat island and sky view factor approximated by a software tool on a 3D urban database

J Unger - International journal of environment and pollution, 2009 - inderscienceonline.com
This study provides a review on methods of Sky View Factor (SVF) determination and intra-
urban surface geometry-air temperature relationship. Then, a software-based method of SVF …

Spatial variability of the Rotterdam urban heat island as influenced by urban land use

BG Heusinkveld, GJ Steeneveld… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Novel bicycle traverse meteorological measurements were made in Rotterdam to assess the
spatial variation of temperature during a tropical day. Nocturnal spatial urban temperature …

A multiple linear statistical model for estimating the mean maximum urban heat island

Z Bottyán, J Unger - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2003 - Springer
Summary¶ This study examines the spatial and quantitative influence of urban factors on the
surface air temperature field of the medium-sized of Szeged, Hungary, using mobile …

The mediating effect of air pollution in the impacts of urban form on nighttime urban heat island intensity

Z Liang, J Huang, Y Wang, F Wei, S Wu, H Jiang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban form studies on urban heat island (UHI) are mostly from the microscale perspective of
thermodynamics or fluid mechanics, lacking of consideration of the impact of urban form on …

Study on mitigation measures for outdoor thermal environment on present urban blocks in Tokyo using coupled simulation

H Chen, R Ooka, H Huang, T Tsuchiya - Building and Environment, 2009 - Elsevier
The heat island phenomenon and degradation of the urban thermal environmental have
become serious problems in Japan. In order to improve the outdoor thermal environment, it …