Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Cooling hot cities: a systematic and critical review of the numerical modelling literature
Infrastructure-based heat reduction strategies can help cities adapt to high temperatures, but
simulations of their cooling potential yield widely varying predictions. We systematically …
simulations of their cooling potential yield widely varying predictions. We systematically …
Disproportionate exposure to urban heat island intensity across major US cities
Urban heat stress poses a major risk to public health. Case studies of individual cities
suggest that heat exposure, like other environmental stressors, may be unequally distributed …
suggest that heat exposure, like other environmental stressors, may be unequally distributed …
Crowdsourced air temperatures contrast satellite measures of the urban heat island and its mechanisms
The ubiquitous nature of satellite data has led to an explosion of studies on the surface
urban heat island (SUHI). Relatively few have simultaneously used air temperature …
urban heat island (SUHI). Relatively few have simultaneously used air temperature …
A simplified urban-extent algorithm to characterize surface urban heat islands on a global scale and examine vegetation control on their spatiotemporal variability
T Chakraborty, X Lee - International Journal of Applied Earth Observation …, 2019 - Elsevier
We develop a new algorithm, the simplified urban-extent (SUE) algorithm, to estimate the
surface urban heat island (UHI) intensity at a global scale. We implement the SUE algorithm …
surface urban heat island (UHI) intensity at a global scale. We implement the SUE algorithm …
A spatially explicit surface urban heat island database for the United States: Characterization, uncertainties, and possible applications
The urban heat island (UHI) effect is strongly modulated by urban-scale changes to the
aerodynamic, thermal, and radiative properties of the Earth's land surfaces. Interest in this …
aerodynamic, thermal, and radiative properties of the Earth's land surfaces. Interest in this …
Megacities, air quality and climate
A Baklanov, LT Molina, M Gauss - Atmospheric Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
The rapid urbanization and growing number of megacities and urban complexes requires
new types of research and services that make best use of science and available technology …
new types of research and services that make best use of science and available technology …
Effects of green space spatial pattern on land surface temperature: Implications for sustainable urban planning and climate change adaptation
M Maimaitiyiming, A Ghulam, T Tiyip, F Pla… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) refers to the phenomenon of higher atmospheric and surface
temperatures occurring in urban areas than in the surrounding rural areas. Mitigation of the …
temperatures occurring in urban areas than in the surrounding rural areas. Mitigation of the …
Long-term and fine-scale satellite monitoring of the urban heat island effect by the fusion of multi-temporal and multi-sensor remote sensed data: A 26-year case study …
The trade-off between the temporal and spatial resolutions, and/or the influence of cloud
cover, makes it difficult to obtain continuous fine-scale satellite data for surface urban heat …
cover, makes it difficult to obtain continuous fine-scale satellite data for surface urban heat …
[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 lockdown upon the air quality and surface urban heat island intensity over the United Arab Emirates
Abstract The 2019 pandemic of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome-Corona Virus Diseases
(COVID-19) has posed a substantial threat to public health and major global economic …
(COVID-19) has posed a substantial threat to public health and major global economic …