Remote sensing of urban thermal environments within local climate zones: A case study of two high-density subtropical Chinese cities
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DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100568
Abstract: Abstract A comprehensive understanding of urban thermal environments is vital for improving urban planning and design strategies to mitigate the urban heat island effect as part of sustainable development. This study investigates the fine-scale thermal… read more here.
Keywords: thermal environments; high density; urban thermal; local climate ... See more keywords
Urban Thermal Anisotropy: A Comparison Among Observational and Modeling Approaches at Different Time Scales
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DOI: 10.1109/tgrs.2022.3171285
Abstract: The directional variation in upwelling thermal radiance (referred to as “thermal anisotropy”) is one of the important issues in retrieving representative urban land surface temperature (LST) from remote sensing data. Yet, there is a gap… read more here.
Keywords: time; observational modeling; modeling approaches; thermal anisotropy ... See more keywords
Seasonal Variations of the Urban Thermal Environment Effect in a Tropical Coastal City
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DOI: 10.1155/2017/8917310
Abstract: Shenzhen city was selected to analyze the Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) variations based on land surface temperature (LST) in four different seasons of 2015. UHI intensity (UHII) as an indicator of SUHI was established… read more here.
Keywords: urban thermal; city; thermal environment; seasonal variations ... See more keywords
Urban Thermal Risk
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos12040466
Abstract: Global warming is accelerating and according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the decade from 2011 to 2020 was the warmest recorded decade ever [...] read more here.
Keywords: thermal risk; urban thermal;
Evolution over Time of Urban Thermal Conditions of a City Immersed in a Basin Geography and Mitigation
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DOI: 10.3390/atmos14050777
Abstract: This work analyzes the evolution of an urban thermal environment using measurements, in the form of time series, of atmospheric pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, CO) and meteorological variables (temperature (T), relative humidity (RH) and magnitude of… read more here.
Keywords: time; geography; basin geography; mitigation ... See more keywords