Satellite remote sensing of global land surface temperature: Definition, methods, products, and applications
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 …
interaction and has thus attracted wide interest from geoscientists. Owing to the rapid …
Cool pavements for urban heat island mitigation: A synthetic review
Urban heat island (UHI) effect poses great challenges to urban environmental quality,
building energy consumption, and public health. Over decades, research efforts have been …
building energy consumption, and public health. Over decades, research efforts have been …
Albedo changes caused by future urbanization contribute to global warming
The replacement of natural lands with urban structures has multiple environmental
consequences, yet little is known about the magnitude and extent of albedo-induced …
consequences, yet little is known about the magnitude and extent of albedo-induced …
A review on the development of cool pavements to mitigate urban heat island effect
Y Qin - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Conventional impervious pavements have dark surface and large thermal inertia. During
summertime they tend to absorb and store solar radiation but negate the evaporative …
summertime they tend to absorb and store solar radiation but negate the evaporative …
Cooling the cities–a review of reflective and green roof mitigation technologies to fight heat island and improve comfort in urban environments
M Santamouris - Solar energy, 2014 - Elsevier
The temperature of cities continues to increase because of the heat island phenomenon and
the undeniable climatic change. The observed high ambient temperatures intensify the …
the undeniable climatic change. The observed high ambient temperatures intensify the …
Using cool pavements as a mitigation strategy to fight urban heat island—A review of the actual developments
M Santamouris - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2013 - Elsevier
Heat island phenomenon rises the temperature of cities, increases the energy demand for
cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance …
cooling and deteriorates comfort conditions in the urban environment. To counterbalance …
State of the art on the development of cool coatings for buildings and cities
AL Pisello - Solar Energy, 2017 - Elsevier
Urban systems, from their early origins, were acknowledged to be responsible for both
benefits and penalties due to anthropogenic actions affecting human wellbeing. In this view …
benefits and penalties due to anthropogenic actions affecting human wellbeing. In this view …
Biophysical effects on temperature and precipitation due to land cover change
L Perugini, L Caporaso, S Marconi… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Anthropogenic land cover changes (LCC) affect regional and global climate through
biophysical variations of the surface energy budget mediated by albedo, evapotranspiration …
biophysical variations of the surface energy budget mediated by albedo, evapotranspiration …
Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a 'silver bullet'for mitigating urban heat island?
Studies on urban heat island (UHI) have been more than a century after the phenomenon
was first discovered in the early 1800s. UHI emerges as the source of many urban …
was first discovered in the early 1800s. UHI emerges as the source of many urban …
Global cooling updates: Reflective roofs and pavements
H Akbari, HD Matthews - Energy and Buildings, 2012 - Elsevier
With increasing the solar reflectance of urban surfaces, the outflow of short-wave solar
radiation increases, less solar heat energy is absorbed leading to lower surface …
radiation increases, less solar heat energy is absorbed leading to lower surface …