Use of a mobile platform for assessing urban heat stress in Rotterdam [PDF]
, 2010 In this study, an assessment of the intensity of the urban heat island (UHI) in Rotterdam was carried out using an innovative mobile bio-meteorological measuring platform mounted on a cargo bicycle.
Elbers, J.A. +6 more
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Fengjing YuanlinObjectiveAmid global climate change and rapid urbanization, the heat island effect has emerged as a major challenge in urban environments. In densely built-up areas, high population concentration and reduction of green spaces contribute to the gradual ...
Ning XU, Chengmin FAN, Pu WANG
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Application of Optimized Sensible Heat Flux Calculation Combining Low-Pass Filtering and Wavelet Transform in the Study of Urban Thermal Environment in Jiangsu Province [PDF]
E3S Web of ConferencesThe urban heat island effect is a common phenomenon during urbanization, characterized by significantly higher temperatures in urban areas compared to surrounding rural areas.
Du Diwei
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Land, 2023 Urban heat islands have garnered significant attention due to their potential impact on human life. Previous studies on urban heat islands have focused on characterizing temporal and spatial variations over longer periods of time.
Cong Wen +10 more
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The diurnal evolution of the urban heat island of Paris: a model-based case study during Summer 2006 [PDF]
, 2013 The urban heat island (UHI) over Paris during summer 2006 was simulated using the Advanced Regional Prediction System (ARPS) updated with a simple urban parametrization at a horizontal resolution of 1 km.
De Ridder, K. +4 more
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How to convert urban energy balance into contributions to urban excess temperatures?
MethodsX, 2019 A new approach partitioning the urban heat island intensity (ΔT) into its contributing processes is developed for the neighbourhood scale. The method transforms individual terms of the energy balance (radiation, evapotranspiration, heat storage, and ...
Daniel Hertel, Uwe Schlink
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Urban heat islands and their effects on thermal comfort in the US: New York and New Jersey
Ecological Indicators, 2023 In recent decades, urbanization and the dramatic increase in urban populations have exacerbated the urban heat island effect. At present, much attention has been paid to the causes and patterns of the urban heat island effect.
Zhengtong Yin +4 more
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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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Disproportionate exposure to urban heat island intensity – The case study of Győr, Hungary
Hungarian Geographical BulletinExtensive research has shown that urbanisation has a profound effect on the local climate system, leading to the formation of urban heat island.
Eszter Szemerédi, Sándor Remsei
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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
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