Urban outdoor thermal conditions, and its impacts on the health and well-being for the city
inhabitants have reached increased attention among biometeorological studies during the …

The city of Melbourne in southeast Australia experiences frequent heatwaves and their
frequency, intensity and duration are expected to increase in the future. In addition …

The effect of shade trees on the air and surface-soil temperature reduction under the canopy
was studied in a park in subtropical Taipei City, Taiwan. Ten species of trees and two …

Normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is one of the most important vegetation
indices in crop remote sensing. It features a simple, fast, and non-destructive method and …

Land use change and forest stand age are important factors in regulating soil respiration
(Rs) in terrestrial ecosystems. However, the responses of Rs to these factors and the …

This research uses empirical data and supplementary computer simulation result to study
the summertime cooling effect of different landscape patterns in urban areas in China. It …

Urban soils can, when not sealed, store a considerable amount of carbon (C) especially
under cool climates. Soil C sequestration is controlled by plant functional type, but the …

The objective of this study was to determine whether differences in canopy structure and
litter composition affect soil characteristics and microbial activity in oak versus mixed fir …

Based on long-term field observation data over 11 years at 23 sites in two mountainous
areas (TS1 and TS2) at elevations from 829 to 2700 m, where the dominant vegetation type …

On the mountains, along an elevation gradient, we generally observe an ample variation in
temperature, with the associated difference in vegetation structure and composition and soil …