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Annual dynamics of the UHI phenomenon in a small urban system
Revija za Geografijo, 2020 The urban heat island phenomenon (UHI) is a consequence of anthropogenic activity and local climatic conditions. Most UHI studies address large metropolitan areas.
Nataša Pipenbaher +8 more
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Mitigation strategies of the urban heat island intensity in Mediterranean climates: simulation studies in Rome (Italy) and Valparaiso (Chile) [PDF]
, 2019 The Urbanocene, a proposed new geological epoch characterized by the urban living condition, is pressing the humanity to respond shortly to important challenges. Cities are at the same time the places where we live in and the big dissipators of the final
Carrasco, Claudio +4 more
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Spatio-Temporal Mapping of Urban Heat Island in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State
African Journal on Land Policy and Geospatial Sciences, 2023 Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a significant factor in human health problems, expected to increase with urban population growth. This study aimed to assess the spatial extent of UHI in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State from 1992 to 2022, assess the ...
Odupe Saliu Olalekan +1 more
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Cogent Social Sciences, 2023 Global warming and rapid population growth are two of the most pressing issues in today’s world. There is growing evidence of rising temperatures. The urban heat island effect is a significant environmental issue facing cities today.
Ronald Reagan Gyimah
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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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A Satellite Assessment of the Urban Heat Island in Morocco [PDF]
, 2019 Urban ecosystems interact with surroundings via land cover changes and their subsequent impact on surface temperature. In emerging countries, large urban agglomerations often form around cities, and only few studies have evaluated their impact.
Bounoua, Lahouari +2 more
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International Journal of Climatology, EarlyView.A hybrid modelling framework that applies feature engineering using the KNN model to estimate high‐resolution air temperature across Israel by integrating meteorological and environmental predictors. ABSTRACT The increasing global planetary temperature, combined with rapid urbanisation, underscores the urgent need to evaluate human exposure to air ...
Juan David Briceno +6 more
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Comfort in the canopy: How urban treescapes affect human thermal comfort in a temperate climate
People and Nature, EarlyView.Abstract People living in urban centres are exposed to higher levels of heat stress than those living outside of these areas; this is intensified by the urban heat island effect. Heat stress is a concern for the more vulnerable members of society and can exacerbate many medical conditions; excessive heat increases morbidity and mortality rates.
James Parker +3 more
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Urban heat island of Madrid and its influence over urban thermal comfort [PDF]
, 2017 This work is part of the activities MODIFICA Project: Predictive model of the energy performance of residential buildings under conditions of urban heat island (BIA2013-41732-R).
Gómez Muñoz, Gloria +2 more
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Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society, EarlyView.This study develops a method to identify the source areas of precipitation events, as illustrated for the western part of the Netherlands. Radar‐based precipitation data are traced back to their source areas and machine‐learning techniques are used to identify hypothesized causes: urban heat, surface roughness, and air pollution. We find that urban and
Jelmer van der Graaff +1 more
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