Satellite remote sensing of surface urban heat islands: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

D Zhou, J Xiao, S Bonafoni, C Berger, K Deilami… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …

Assessing spatiotemporal characteristics of urban heat islands from the perspective of an urban expansion and green infrastructure

P Tian, J Li, L Cao, R Pu, Z Wang, H Zhang… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban heat island (UHI) effect is a common urban problem in the process of rapid
urbanization. It is also widely considered as one of the most critical global problems in the …

A survey of data fusion in smart city applications

BPL Lau, SH Marakkalage, Y Zhou, NU Hassan… - Information …, 2019 - Elsevier
The advancement of various research sectors such as Internet of Things (IoT), Machine
Learning, Data Mining, Big Data, and Communication Technology has shed some light in …

How to quantify the cooling effect of urban parks? Linking maximum and accumulation perspectives

J Peng, Y Dan, R Qiao, Y Liu, J Dong, J Wu - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban parks can significantly alleviate the urban heat island, an ecological issue caused by
urbanization. Clarifying urban park cooling effect can improve climate change adaptability …

Spatio-temporal fusion for daily Sentinel-2 images

Q Wang, PM Atkinson - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Sentinel-2 and Sentinel-3 are two newly launched satellites for global monitoring.
The Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imager (MSI) and Sentinel-3 Ocean and Land Colour …

Generation of MODIS-like land surface temperatures under all-weather conditions based on a data fusion approach

D Long, L Yan, L Bai, C Zhang, X Li, H Lei… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Land surface temperature (LST) is among the most important variables in monitoring land
surface processes. LST is often retrieved from thermal infrared remote sensing data, which …

Quantifying 3D building form effects on urban land surface temperature and modeling seasonal correlation patterns

H Li, Y Li, T Wang, Z Wang, M Gao, H Shen - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Multiple factors regulate urban land surface temperature (LST), including land cover,
climate, and urban form, among which urban form is now receiving more and more attention …

Urban Heat Island Studies with emphasis on urban pavements: A review

CM Nwakaire, CC Onn, SP Yap, CW Yuen… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Increase in urban population across the globe has resulted in drastic rise in anthropogenic
activities and urban surface modifications. These contribute to the hike of urban temperature …

An integrated framework for the spatio–temporal–spectral fusion of remote sensing images

H Shen, X Meng, L Zhang - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Remote sensing satellite sensors feature a tradeoff between the spatial, temporal, and
spectral resolutions. In this paper, we propose an integrated framework for the spatio …

Characterizing spatial and temporal trends of surface urban heat island effect in an urban main built-up area: A 12-year case study in Beijing, China

Q Meng, L Zhang, Z Sun, F Meng, L Wang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Accurately characterizing spatiotemporal changes in surface urban heat islands (SUHIs) is a
prerequisite for sustainable urban development. Although urban administrative boundaries …