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Effect of the Urban Heat Island on Aerosol pH

Environmental Science & Technology, 2017
The urban heat island (UHI) is a widely observed phenomenon whereby urban environments have higher temperatures and different relative humidities than surrounding suburban and rural areas. Temperature (T) and relative humidity (RH) strongly affect the partitioning of semivolatile species found in the atmosphere, such as nitric acid, ammonia, and water.
Michael A. Battaglia, Sarah Douglas, Christopher J. Hennigan   +2 more
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A multi-perspective study of atmospheric urban heat island effect in China based on national meteorological observations: Facts and uncertainties.

Science of the Total Environment, 2022
The atmospheric urban heat island (AUHI) effect, traditionally measured by in-situ sensors mounted on fixed meteorological stations, has been extensively studied by different and imperfect methods.
Decheng Zhou, Shanlei Sun, Yu Li, Liangxia Zhang, Lin Huang   +4 more
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Optimizing local climate zones to mitigate urban heat island effect in human settlements

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020
Rapid urbanization has caused radical changes in urban climates. As a result, issues related to urban thermal environments have become more prominent.
Jun Yang, Yichen Wang, Chunliang Xiu, Xiangming Xiao, J. Xia, C. Jin   +5 more
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Effects of urbanization on the urban heat island in Beirut

Urban Climate, 2015
Abstract Given the growing urban populations in Beirut city and the increasing need for more housing and infrastructure, the impacts of the UHI can be felt more deeply. A recent study shows the close link between high temperatures and mortality in Beirut and the strong correlation between population growth and rising maximum and minimum temperatures ...
Noushig Kaloustian, Youssef Diab
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Urban Heat Island Effects of Pavements

2022
Urban heat island effect is one of the major issues and to be addressed in order to achieve sustainability. Human population in the cities has been increasing tremendously. As a result, natural areas are turned into buildings, roads etc. Scholars from various disciplines are now focused on the causes of Urban Heat Island effect and mitigation ...
Gokhan Calis, Sadik Alper Yildizel, Ulku Sultan Keskin   +2 more
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Socioeconomic drivers of urban heat island effect: Empirical evidence from major Chinese cities

, 2020
Does socioeconomic development result in exacerbation of urban thermal environment? The answer to this question is extremely critical for mitigating and adapting urban heat island effect (UHI). However, such question has not yet been fully understood the
Ying Li, Yanwei Sun, Jialin Li, Chao Gao
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Monitoring the effect of urban development on urban heat island based on remote sensing and geo-spatial approach in Kolkata and adjacent areas, India

Sustainable Cities and Society, 2021
Bijay Halder, Jatisankar Bandyopadhyay, Papiya Banik   +2 more
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Energy aspects of urban planning. The urban heat island effect

CSE - City Safety Energy, 2013
The research aims to analyze the tight relationship between the conformation of the city and the urban climate. The “heat island” phenomenon, typical of big urban centers, has a great impact on external temperatures, causing their increase compared to the surrounding rural areas.
SELICATO, Francesco, Cardinale T.
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How to effectively mitigate urban heat island effect? A perspective of waterbody patch size threshold

, 2020
Climatic warming and urbanization have exacerbated urban heat island (UHI) effect globally. Waterbodies have significant cooling effect while the current UHI mitigation researches mostly focus on green spaces.
Jian Peng, Qianyuan Liu, Zihan Xu, Danna Lyu, Yueyue Du, Ruilin Qiao, Jiansheng Wu   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Beyond intensity of urban heat island effect: A continental scale analysis on land surface temperature in major Chinese cities.

Science of the Total Environment, 2021
Intensity of urban heat island (UHII) is a key indicator to quantify the magnitude of UHI effect. Change in UHII, however, can be affected by change in urban or rural temperature, or both. Numerous studies have investigated the change of UHII, but how it
Tian Ren, Weiqi Zhou, Jia Wang
semanticscholar   +1 more source