Upstream urbanization exacerbates urban heat island effects [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2009 Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects adversely impact weather, air quality, and climate. Previous studies have attributed UHI effects to localized, surface processes. Based on an observational and modeling study of an extreme UHI (heat wave) episode in the Baltimore metropolitan region, we find that upstream urbanization exacerbates UHI effects and that ...
Da‐Lin Zhang +2 more
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The impact of building operations on urban heat/cool islands under urban densification: a comparison between naturally-ventilated and air-conditioned buildings [PDF]
, 2019 Many cities are suffering the effects of urban heat islands (UHI) or urban cool islands (UCI) due to rapid urban expansion and numerous infrastructure developments.
Duan, Shuangping +3 more
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Urban Heat Island Analysis Using the Landsat TM Data and ASTER Data: A Case Study in Hong Kong
Remote Sensing, 2011 In this paper, the effect of urban heat island is analyzed using the Landsat TM data and ASTER data in 2005 as a case study in Hong Kong. Two algorithms were applied to retrieve the land surface temperature (LST) distribution from the Landsat TM and ...
Lin Liu, Yuanzhi Zhang
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Urban Heat Island and Vulnerable Population. The Case of Madrid [PDF]
, 2017 The Urban Heat Island effect shows the differences among temperatures in urban areas and the surrounding rural ones. Previous studies have demonstrated that temperature differences could be up to 8 °C during the hottest periods of summer in Madrid , and ...
A López Gómez +13 more
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RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LAND USE/LAND COVER AND LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE IN TABRIZ FROM 2000 TO 2017 [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2019 Urban Heat Island (UHI) refers to the development of higher urban temperatures of an urban area compared to the temperatures of surrounding suburban and rural areas.
A. Tahooni, A. A. Kakroodi
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Comparison of Urban Heat Island Diurnal Cycles under Various Atmospheric Conditions Using WRF-UCM
Atmosphere, 2022 The rapid growth of urbanization significantly influences local atmospheric conditions and life quality of residents living in urban areas by creating a localized phenomenon known as an urban heat island.
Tomáš Fedor, Jaroslav Hofierka
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From urban to national heat island: The effect of anthropogenic heat output on climate change in high population industrial countries [PDF]
, 2016 The project presented here sought to determine whether changes in anthropogenic thermal emission can have a measurable effect on temperature at the national level, taking Japan and Great Britain as type examples.
Arakawa H. +3 more
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Impact of Urbanization on Global and Regional Humid Heat and Population Humid Heat Exposure [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesExtreme heat events pose great threats to public health and socioeconomic development, particularly in cities where the urban heat island (UHI) effect can exacerbate heat stress.
Xu Jiawei
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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.
Belcher +43 more
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Research on Urban Heat-Island Effect
Procedia Engineering, 2016 Urban heat island (UHI) effect is a kind of heat accumulation phenomenon within urban area due to urban construction and human activities. It is recognized as the most evident characteristic of urban climate. The increase of land surface temperature caused by UHI effect will definitely influence material flow and energy flow in urban ecological systems,
Yang, Li +3 more
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