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The footprint of urban heat island effect in China. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2015 AbstractUrban heat island (UHI) is one major anthropogenic modification to the Earth system that transcends its physical boundary. Using MODIS data from 2003 to 2012, we showed that the UHI effect decayed exponentially toward rural areas for majority of the 32 Chinese cities.
Zhou D, Zhao S, Zhang L, Sun G, Liu Y.
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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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Selected Impacts of Urban Heat Islands on Emergency Medical Services Utilization in Rhode Island [PDF]
Western Journal of Emergency MedicineIntroduction: Excessive environmental heat exposure is clearly associated with an increased likelihood that individual patients will suffer adverse health outcomes.
Katelyn Moretti +7 more
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Effect of Sampietrini Pavers on Urban Heat Islands [PDF]
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021 Cool pavements are reflective and/or permeable pavements that improve microclimate of urban areas where heat islands cause discomfort to citizens. Stone pavements lower surface temperatures and reduce the amount of heat absorbed. This study assessed, using ENVI-met 4.3 LITE software, how air temperature and predicted mean vote depend on physical ...
Moretti L. +6 more
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Changes in urbanization and urban heat island effect in Dhaka city [PDF]
Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2021 Abstract Urbanization changes the local environment, resulting in urban heat island (UHI) effect and deteriorating human life quality. Knowledge of urban environments and temperature changes is important to outline the urban planning process for mitigation of UHI effect.
A. S. M. Shanawaz Uddin +4 more
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SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL CHANGE ANALYSIS OF URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECT IN WUHAN CITY [PDF]
The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, 2020 China has experienced rapid urbanization and rapid development of economy in the past decades, resulting in severe damage to the urban ecological environment, causing changes in the urban thermal environment and triggering the urban heat island effect ...
M. H. Huang, J. J. Chen
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Effects of Urban Redevelopment on Surface Urban Heat Island
IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing, 2023 Urban expansion and urban redevelopment can affect the surface urban heat island (SUHI) phenomenon, a major topic in the study of urban climates. The effects of urban expansion on SUHI have been studied by numerous researchers, while the effects of urban redevelopment remain unclear.
Dan Li, Shaofeng Yan, Guangzhao Chen
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PLoS ONE, 2022 Urban heat islands are major factors hindering the quality of present-day urban habitats. The ongoing acceleration of the worldwide urbanization process is leading to an exacerbation of the urban heat island effect; however, urban forestry can mitigate ...
Yarong Yang +5 more
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Atmosphere, 2023 The urban heat island effect is a typical feature of urban climates. Problems associated with urban heat islands include an increase in energy consumption and health issues resulting from a reduction in thermal comfort.
Shiyun Cheng, Shuai Li, Feng Qi
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The urban heat island under extreme heat conditions: a case study of Hannover, Germany
Scientific Reports, 2023 Global warming has resulted in higher frequencies of climate extremes, such as drought periods or heat waves. Heat waves are intensified in urban areas due to the urban heat island effect.
Nadja Kabisch +3 more
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