Context Studies have shown that land use and land cover change (LUCC) has myriad
impacts on local and regional climate. Synthesizing the recent findings in this field helps …

To resolve a series of ecological and environmental problems over the Loess Plateau, the
“Grain for Green Program”(GFGP) was initiated at the end of 1990s. Following the …

Land use and land cover change (LUCC) can alter land surface-atmosphere interactions in
the exchange of energy fluxes, with additional consequences on temperature …

Urbanization has significantly transformed natural surfaces into impervious surfaces, which
has subsequently disturbed the balance of the global surface thermal energy. However, key …

The impact of heatwaves (HWs) on urban heat island (UHI) is a contentious topic with
contradictory research findings. A comprehensive understanding of the response of urban …

Climate extremes have resulted in substantial vegetation changes in the marine-terrestrial
transitional zone. As a climatically-sensitive region, coastal China is currently experiencing …

Urban science seeks to understand the fundamental processes that drive, shape and
sustain cities and urbanization. It is a multi/transdisciplinary approach involving concepts …

Given the considerable influences of urbanization on near-surface air temperature (T a) and
surface skin temperature (T s) at local and regional scales, we investigated the …

Global inland water biodiversity is under mounting stress facing future scenarios of climate
change, biological invasions, pollution, diversion, damming of rivers, and increase of water …

A new thermal metric is examined that is based on the ratio of day-to-day warm and cold
surface temperature transitions. Urban and rural sites in Canada are examined using this …