[HTML][HTML] Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Rates of urbanisation and the resiliency of air and water quality
Global human population and urban development are increasing at unprecedented rates
and creating tremendous stress on local, regional, and global air and water quality …
and creating tremendous stress on local, regional, and global air and water quality …
Impacts of urban configuration on urban heat island: An empirical study in China mega-cities
Urban configuration can influence the local thermal environment by altering energy
balances. However, previous studies have found that either sprawling urban or compact …
balances. However, previous studies have found that either sprawling urban or compact …
Quantitative estimation of urbanization dynamics using time series of DMSP/OLS nighttime light data: A comparative case study from China's cities
T Ma, C Zhou, T Pei, S Haynie, J Fan - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Urbanization process involving increased population size, spatially extended land cover and
intensified economic activity plays a substantial role in anthropogenic environment changes …
intensified economic activity plays a substantial role in anthropogenic environment changes …
Analysis of land use/land cover change, population shift, and their effects on spatiotemporal patterns of urban heat islands in metropolitan Shanghai, China
Using time series Landsat TM/ETM+ imagery and demographic data of Shanghai for 1997
and 2008, the relationship between land use/land cover (LULC) change and population shift …
and 2008, the relationship between land use/land cover (LULC) change and population shift …
[图书][B] Fundamentals of ecotoxicology
MC Newman - 2009 - taylorfrancis.com
Each year ecotoxicological problems become increasingly complex and encompass
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …
broader spatial and temporal scales. Our practical understanding must evolve accordingly to …
[HTML][HTML] Urbanization effects on observed surface air temperature trends in North China
G Ren, Y Zhou, Z Chu, J Zhou, A Zhang… - Journal of …, 2008 - journals.ametsoc.org
A dataset of 282 meteorological stations including all of the ordinary and national
basic/reference surface stations of north China is used to analyze the urbanization effect on …
basic/reference surface stations of north China is used to analyze the urbanization effect on …
Urban heat islands in relation to green land use in European cities
The phenomenon of increased temperature in cities compared to their rural environs, also
referred to as urban heat island, is one of the most evident anthropogenic climatic …
referred to as urban heat island, is one of the most evident anthropogenic climatic …
[PDF][PDF] Changes in hot days and heat waves in China during 1961–2007
T Ding, W Qian, Z Yan - International Journal of Climatology, 2010 - Citeseer
Based on the daily maximum temperature (DMT) records at 512 stations during 1961–2007,
the geographical patterns and temporal variations of hot days (HDs) and heat waves (HWs …
the geographical patterns and temporal variations of hot days (HDs) and heat waves (HWs …
[PDF][PDF] Rapid warming in the Tibetan Plateau from observations and CMIP5 models in recent decades.
On the basis of mean temperature, maximum temperature and minimum temperature from
the updated China Homogenized Historical Temperature Data Sets, the recent warming in …
the updated China Homogenized Historical Temperature Data Sets, the recent warming in …