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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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Tropical surface urban heat islands in east Africa
Scientific Reports, 2023 Abstract The horn of Africa is susceptible to droughts because of the persistent heat waves and insufficient precipitation. The growth of urban population and built-up urban environments exacerbate the overheating problems due to the urban heat island effects.
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Urban heat island classification through alternative normalized difference vegetation index [PDF]
Global Journal of Environmental Science and ManagementBACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Urban heat island is characterized by higher temperatures in urban areas compared to their surroundings. Vegetation, quantified by the normalized difference vegetation index, is key in mitigating urban heat island effects and ...
N. Chanpichaigosol +2 more
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The Energy Model of Urban Heat Island
Atmosphere, 2022 Despite the fact that the presence of a heat island over a city was established quite a long time ago, now there is no versatile algorithm for the determination of the urban heat island intensity.
Nina V. Dudorova, Boris D. Belan
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Climatology of Urban Heat/cold Island of Metropolises of Iran [PDF]
جغرافیا و توسعه, 2021 Urban development and industrial activities have led to dramatic changes in the physical characteristics of the land surface, energy balance and, as a result, local climate change in big cities.
moslem torki +2 more
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Assessing Seasonality in the Surface Urban Heat Island of London
Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 2016 AbstractThis paper assesses the seasonality of the urban heat island (UHI) effect in the Greater London area (United Kingdom). Combining satellite-based observations and urban boundary layer climate modeling with the UrbClim model, the authors are able to address the seasonality of UHI intensity, on the basis of both land surface temperature (LST) and ...
Zhou, B. +5 more
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COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF URBAN THERMAL ENVIRONMENT – A CASE STUDY OF QINGDAO，CHINA [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 The thermal environment is an important part of spatial planning of national land. It can be inverted by thermal infrared remote sensing image data. Qingdao is an important coastal city in China which is effected by the urban heat island.
Y. Liu, J. Qi, G. Wang, J. Wang
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Urban Surfaces and Heat Island Mitigation Potentials
Journal of the Human-Environment System, 2008 Data on materials and surface types that comprise a city, i.e. urban fabric, are needed in order to estimate the effects of light-colored surfaces (roofs and pavements) and urban vegetation (trees, grass, shrubs) on the meteorology and air quality of a city. We discuss the results of a semi-automatic statistical approach used to develop data on surface-
Akbari, Hashem, Shea Rose, Leanna
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Mitigating Urban Heat Islands in Wuhan: The Role of Urban Parks Over the Past Five Years [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesIn recent years, the urban heat island effect has emerged as a significant challenge in global urban planning and environmental management. The impact of urban parks, as integral components of urban green space systems, on mitigating the heat island ...
She Jian
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Atmosphere, 2022 The planning techniques and strategies for optimizing the urban wind and heat environment are important means for cities to adapt to climate change at the source.
Shuo Zhang +7 more
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