Remote sensing of earth's energy budget: Synthesis and review

S Liang, D Wang, T He, Y Yu - International Journal of Digital Earth, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The Earth's climate is largely determined by its energy budget. Since the 1960s, satellite
remote sensing has been used in estimating these energy budget components at both the …

The global land surface satellite (GLASS) product suite

S Liang, J Cheng, K Jia, B Jiang, Q Liu… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
The Global Land Surface Satellite (GLASS) product suite currently contains 12 products,
including leaf area index, fraction of absorbed photosynthetically active radiation, fraction of …

Albedo changes caused by future urbanization contribute to global warming

Z Ouyang, P Sciusco, T Jiao, S Feron, C Lei, F Li… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The replacement of natural lands with urban structures has multiple environmental
consequences, yet little is known about the magnitude and extent of albedo-induced …

Comparison of surface and canopy urban heat islands within megacities of eastern China

Y Hu, M Hou, G Jia, C Zhao, X Zhen, Y Xu - ISPRS Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) can be characterized and quantified to understand the modification
of urban surfaces on the local and regional climate. This study examines UHI variation …

Exploring the relationship between land use land cover and land surface temperature: A case study in Bangladesh and the policy implications for the global South

A Tabassum, R Basak, W Shao, MM Haque… - … of Geovisualization and …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Changes in land use and land cover (LULC) have a considerable impact on land
surface temperature (LST) and they are a major driver of climate change. Comprehending …

Effect of land use land cover changes on land surface temperature during 1984–2020: A case study of Baghdad city using landsat image

BM Hashim, A Al Maliki, MA Sultan, S Shahid… - Natural Hazards, 2022 - Springer
Urban land surface temperature (LST) is dependent on many factors, including land cover,
building materials, urban density, and other human activities. The current study evaluated …

Spatial characterization of global heat waves using satellite-based land surface temperature

Y Hu, G Jia, H Gao, Y Li, M Hou, J Li, C Miao - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The warming world greatly suffers the increase of frequency, severity and duration of heat
wave events, which would cause the significant societal and environmental damages and …

Urban-rural fringe identification and spatial form transformation during rapid urbanization: A case study in Wuhan, China

W Ding, H Chen - Building and Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization and industrialization are widespread in China, but spatial form changes during
urban sprawl are not explored in depth. This paper investigated the variation of the local …

Satellite observations reveal a decreasing albedo trend of global cities over the past 35 years

S Wu, X Lin, Z Bian, M Lipson, R Lafortezza… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Urban surface albedo is an essential biophysical variable in the surface energy balance
across all scales, from micro-scale (materials) to the globe, changing with land covers and …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-decadal analysis of high-resolution albedo changes induced by urbanization over contrasted Chinese cities based on Landsat data

T Guo, T He, S Liang, JL Roujean, Y Zhou… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Surface albedo is a key parameter in the surface energy balance and has been identified as
a primary essential climate variable (ECV). Variations in surface albedo can be used as a …