Identification of SUHI in Urban Areas by Remote Sensing Data and Mitigation Hypothesis through Solar Reflective Materials

S Costanzini, F Despini, L Beltrami, S Fabbi, A Muscio… - Atmosphere, 2021 - mdpi.com
The urban heat island (UHI) is an increasingly widespread phenomenon of concern to the
wellbeing and the health of populations living in urban environments. The SUHI (Surface …

Assessing Satellite Data's Role in Substituting Ground Measurements for Urban Surfaces Characterization: A Step towards UHI Mitigation

D Parmeggiani, F Despini, S Costanzini, M Silvestri… - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
Urban surfaces play a crucial role in shaping the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect by
absorbing and retaining significant solar radiation. This paper explores the potential of high …

Environmental impact of the variations in solar reflectance index values of some selected dimension stones due to cyclic thermal shock

R Altindag, I Ugur, N Sengun, A Coskun… - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2024 - Springer
Natural stones are widely used environmentally appropriate building materials as dimension
stone both for exterior cladding and floor coverings in urban areas. Depending on their solar …

Mémoire

V Wachtelaer - 2024 - matheo.uliege.be
Le double effet du changement climatique et du phénomène d'îlot de chaleur urbain
contribue à accroître la vulnérabilité des villes à la surchauffe, menaçant directement le …

Bioinspired daytime radiative cooling performance: a new experimental protocol for scaling up passive cooling through the atmospheric windows

C Fabiani, A Muscio, AL Pisello - … , and Bioreplication XIV, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Urban overheating is a widely recognized consequence of human activities that contribute to
climate change at the urban scale. This phenomenon has devastating effects, including …

Mensurando o índice de refletância solar para a superfície de solo

Y Ferruzzi, SNM de Souza, E Gnoatto… - Research, Society and …, 2022 - rsdjournal.org
The study of solar reflectance and therefore the albedo is essential for bifacial photovoltaic
systems to estimate their performance. To meet this need, two pyranometers were installed …

Solar reflectivity of exterior architectural coatings

R Fernando, Z Danega, O Everitt… - … Sensors, Devices, and …, 2024 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Due to the heightened awareness on global warming and ever rising energy costs, there is a
need to extend solar reflective technologies beyond roofs and pavements to other surfaces …