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LandWith the acceleration of urbanization, the high density and intensity of urban construction and expansion have led to an exacerbation of the urban heat island (UHI) effect, which, in turn, contributes to global climate warming and severely impacts urban ...
Yuexia Han +5 more
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METHODS TO DETECT ATMOSPHERIC AND SURFACE HEAT ISLANDS IN URBAN AREAS [PDF]
Riscuri şi Catastrofe, 2015 Intensification of the urbanization process and its associated climatic effects is nowadays a major problem of large cities worldwide. One of these climatic effects is the urban heat island (UHI), that implies increased air and surface temperature values
I. HERBEL +3 more
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GeoHealthFor the population of a given US city, the risk of premature death associated with heat exposure increases as temperatures rise, but risks in hotter cities are generally lower than in cooler cities at equivalent temperatures due to factors such as ...
D. Shindell +3 more
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SPATIO TEMPORAL ANALYSIS TO INDICATIONS OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND IN JAMBI CITY
GeoEcoThe high population growth in Jambi City has resulted in land conversion from vegetation to built-up land and settlements, and the use of motorized vehicles has increased the release of carbon emissions which also increase air temperature in Jambi City ...
Kurnianingsih Kurnianingsih +3 more
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The urban climate of Budapest: past, present and future
Hungarian Geographical Bulletin, 2014 Since the groundbreaking survey of Budapest's urban climate in 1974, little has been done to reveal how the summer heat island of the city has changed. During the last couple of decades, the impact of the anthropogenic heat release due to the spectacular
Ferenc Probáld
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Spatial-temporal analysis of urban climate dynamics in major Hungarian cities
Environmental Research CommunicationsIncreasing heatwaves are making cities and their populations more vulnerable, parallel to urban sprawl and the aging population in Hungary. The increasing number of hot days is predicted to worsen urban climate anomalies at the local scale, which, in ...
Attila Buzási +2 more
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Urban heat island monitoring and intelligent prediction method based on big data analysis
Sustainable Energy ResearchFrequent extreme heat events in urban areas have brought growing public attention to the urban heat island effect. However, traditional monitoring techniques are unable to handle high-dimensional data, which limits their application in real-world ...
Lin Wang
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Urban climates and heat islands: albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heat [PDF]
Energy and Buildings, 1997 Abstract As an introduction to this special issue on urban heat islands and cool communities, this paper reviews some of the characteristics of urban climates and the causes and effects of urban heat islands. In particular, the impacts of surface albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heating on the near-surface climate are discussed ...
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Spatial-temporal dynamics of thermal pollution of the environment in Essentuki
Наука. Инновации. ТехнологииThe object of the study is the urban landscapes of the city of Essentuki. The aim of the work is to study spatial-temporal dynamics of thermal pollution of the environment in Essentuki and identify the factors influencing this process.
E. A. Skripchinskaya +2 more
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URBAN INFLUENCES ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF AIR TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY IN BUCHAREST MUNICIPALITY. THE HEAT ISLAND [PDF]
Analele Universității din Craiova. Seria Geografie, 2007 Bucharest Municipality and its surroundings are situated in the South-Eastern part of the Romanian Plain in a temperate-continental climate, characterized by a continentalization tendency as a result of the climatic influences of transition in the West ...
Marin VLĂDUCU +4 more
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