Spatio-temporal pattern of heat island in Shenzhen and its influencing factors [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesIn recent years, with the rapid expansion of global urbanization, large-scale human activities have changed the surface characteristics, which has significantly enhanced the urban heat island effect. Heat islands may lead to heatstroke, increasing health
Hu Zhangyan
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The urban heat island effect on frost damage of natural building stones [PDF]
, 2019 Climate plays a major role in the weathering of building stones. This study specifically investigates the influence of the urban heat island (UHI)in Ghent, Belgium,on freeze-thaw (F-T) weathering ofnatural building stonesand their ...
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Environmental Science and Sustainable Development, 2022 In the process of urbanization, various urban problems have become increasingly prominent, and the heat island effect is one of them. The expansion of urban land, the increase in construction intensity and the increase in population make the urban heat ...
Lichen Wang, Kangkang Gu, Dong Dong
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Manipulation and Generation of Supercurrent in Out-of-Equilibrium Josephson Tunnel Nanojunctions [PDF]
, 2008 We demonstrate experimentally manipulation of supercurrent in Al-AlO_x-Ti Josephson tunnel junctions by injecting quasiparticles in a Ti island from two additional tunnel-coupled Al superconducting reservoirs.
A. M. Savin +7 more
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Morphological changes in hooded crows (Corvus cornix) related to urbanization
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023 IntroductionUrbanization has led to a recent surge of interest in urban biodiversity, and wildlife responses to urban environments have become a hot topic in environmental sciences and biodiversity conservation.
Isma Benmazouz +8 more
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Developing Heat Mitigation Strategies in the Urban Environment of Sydney, Australia
Buildings, 2022 Heat island effects raise the ambient air temperature in metropolitan areas by 4–5 degrees Celsius and can reach 10 degrees Celsius at their maximum. This phenomenon magnifies cities’ energy difficulties while reducing comfort. Mitigation strategies have
Hamed Reza Heshmat Mohajer +2 more
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Climate sensitivity to land use changes over the City of Brussels [PDF]
, 2019 Prompted with the ongoing and projected climate change, a wide range of cities have committed, not only to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions but also to implement different climate change adaptation measures.
Caluwaerts, Steven +7 more
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Differences in the Intensity of Surface and Canopy-Layer Urban Heat Islands in Europe
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote SensingThe satellite-derived surface urban heat island is often not properly distinguished from the in situ derived canopy-layer urban heat island in the field of remote sensing of urban climates.
Leonie Krelaus +3 more
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Detection of the Effect of Climate Change on the Mechanism of Heat Islands in Tehran Province [PDF]
NīvārGlobal climate has had significant changes and consequences during the last century with the development of urbanization. So the combination of urbanization development and climate change has caused cities globally to become hotter and more dangerous ...
Niloofar Mohammadi +3 more
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The urban cool island phenomenon in a high-rise high-density city and its mechanisms [PDF]
, 2016 The urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon has been studied extensively, but there are relatively fewer reports on the so-called urban cool island (UCI) phenomenon.
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