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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Urban Renewal Can Mitigate Urban Heat Islands [PDF]
Geophysical Research Letters, 2020 AbstractHow can urban renewal effectively contribute to urban climate? Shanghai, one of the world's first metropolises to utilize effective urban heat island (UHI) mitigation strategies, is investigated by analyzing meteorological and land use observations over the past 144 years. The UHI decreased by ~0.58 °C between 2005 and 2016 due to urban renewal
Wei Wang, Jiong Shu
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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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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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Improving a pavement-watering method on the basis of pavement surface temperature measurements [PDF]
, 2014 Pavement-watering has been studied since the 1990's and is currently considered a promising tool for urban heat island reduction and climate change adaptation.
Colombert, Morgane +3 more
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Environment International, 2022 The inconstant climate change and rapid urbanization substantially disturb the global thermal balance and induce severe urban heat island (UHI) effect, adversely impacting human development and health.
Yuan Yuan +5 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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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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Surface urban heat island effects intensify more rapidly in lower income countries
npj Urban SustainabilityAs urbanization proceeds globally in recent decades, a nuanced understanding of the differential impacts of the urban heat island (UHI) effect across income country groups is crucial.
Yuan Yuan +10 more
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