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Urban heat dynamics in Local Climate Zones (LCZs): A systematic review

Building and Environment
Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) present significant challenges for urban areas worldwide, impacting public health and the overall livability of cities. This systematic literature review explores UHI effects across different Local Climate Zones (LCZs) and suggests mitigation strategies.
Neshat Rahmani, Ayyoob Sharifi
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Multi‐Source Data‐Driven Downscaling and Bias Correction of ERA5‐Land Near‐Surface Air Temperature Over Complex Terrain

Meteorological Applications, Volume 33, Issue 4, July/August 2026.
A statistical downscaling and bias‐correction workflow was developed for daily ERA5‐Land near‐surface air temperature over Sichuan Province using station observations, high‐resolution land‐surface predictors, and RDAPs. BO‐RF and RS‐LSTM with RDAPs performed best, reducing station‐level RMSE relative to ERA5‐Land at over 97% of independent validation ...
Jiawei Huang, Xiaojuan Wu, Yongren Chen, Xiaoxiao Du, Hao Niu   +4 more
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Understanding Growth-Induced Trends in Local Climate Zones, Land Surface Temperature, and Extreme Temperature Events in a Rapidly Growing City: A Case of Bulawayo Metropolitan City in Zimbabwe

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Assessment of the responses of the urban thermal environment to climate is important, especially because of their possible influence on low- and high-temperature extreme events.
Terence Darlington Mushore, Terence Darlington Mushore, Onisimo Mutanga, John Odindi   +3 more
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Analyzing the Characteristics of UHI (Urban Heat Island) in Summer Daytime Based on Observations on 50 Sites in 11 LCZ (Local Climate Zone) Types in Xi’an, China [PDF]

Sustainability, 2020
Urbanization has induced significant changes on local climate in urban areas. For sustainable urban planning, it is necessary to identify the distribution characteristics of urban heat island (UHI) and the effects of land cover properties. In situ measurements are frequently carried out to obtain critical data in urban climate studies.
Zhang, Yunwei, Zhang, Jili, Zhang, Xiaoqian, Zhou, Dian, Gu, Zhaolin   +4 more
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A new method to identify and explain sources of precipitation modification, illustrated for the western Netherlands

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, Volume 152, Issue 778, July 2026 Part A.
This study develops a method to identify the source areas of precipitation events, as illustrated for the western part of the Netherlands. Radar‐based precipitation data are traced back to their source areas and machine‐learning techniques are used to identify hypothesized causes: urban heat, surface roughness, and air pollution. We find that urban and
Jelmer van der Graaff, Gert‐Jan Steeneveld   +1 more
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Modeling the Distribution, Impacts, and Mitigation of Anthropogenic Heat in Los Angeles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, Volume 131, Issue 12, 28 June 2026.
Abstract Anthropogenic heat emissions from human energy consumption contribute to the urban heat island (UHI) effect, yet their spatiotemporal distributions and impacts remain uncertain. In this study, we develop a 100 m resolution, hourly anthropogenic heat flux (AHF) data set for Los Angeles County and use the Weather Research and Forecasting model ...
Joseph Ko, Hao Hu, Yun Li, Hannah Schlaerth, Stepp Mayes, McKenna Peplinski, Andrew Jin, Dan Li, Pouya Vahmani, Kelly Sanders, George Ban‐Weiss, Jiachen Zhang   +11 more
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The Effects of Urbanization on Infrastructure Sustainability and Resilience in Variable Microclimates Within Arid Environments

Earth's Future, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
Abstract Rapid urbanization significantly intensifies land surface temperature (LST), with profound implications for local climate, infrastructure sustainability, and environmental quality. The Local Climate Zones (LCZs) classification provides a standardized framework for examining urban thermal dynamics and supporting strategies to mitigate heat ...
Abderraouf Hzami, Omer Abedrabboh, Christos Fountoukis, M. Rami Alfarra, Azzam Abu‐Rayash   +4 more
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Capability of LCZ Scheme to Differentiate Urban Thermal Environments in Five Megacities of China: Implications for Integrating LCZ System Into Heat-Resilient Planning and Design

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
The local climate zone (LCZ) classification scheme provides a standardized method to characterize urban morphological characteristics and urban thermal environments.
Bao-Jie He, Xuecheng Fu, Ziqi Zhao, Pengxin Chen, Ayyoob Sharifi, Hong Li   +5 more
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Comparative Analysis of the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) Effect Based on the Local Climate Zone (LCZ) Classification Scheme for Two Japanese Cities, Hiroshima, and Sapporo

Climate, 2023
The Local Climate Zone (LCZ) classification system is used in this study to analyze the impacts of urban morphology on a surface urban heat island (SUHI). Our study involved a comparative analysis of SUHI effects in two Japanese cities, Sapporo and Hiroshima, between 2000 to 2022.
Rahmani N., Sharifi A.
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Diurnal Air–Surface Temperature Dynamics in Hong Kong: An Analysis Across Land Use and Climate Zones

International Journal of Climatology, Volume 46, Issue 6, May 2026.
Daytime and nighttime air temperature (T a) from automatic weather stations and land surface temperature (T s) derived from ASTER and Landsat 8–9 are used to examine the relationship between T a and T s. The spatial and statistical characteristics of T a − T s dynamics are further analysed across land use (LU) and local climate zones (LCZ).
Ibrahim Ademola Adeniran, Majid Nazeer, Man Sing Wong, Jinxin Yang, Pak‐Wai Chan   +4 more
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