Urban air pollution, urban heat island and human health: a review of the literature

A Piracha, MT Chaudhary - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
Many cities of the world suffer from air pollution because of poor planning and design and
heavy traffic in rapidly expanding urban environments. These conditions are exacerbated …

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 …

Greening in rural areas increases the surface urban heat island intensity

R Yao, L Wang, X Huang, W Gong… - Geophysical Research …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In this study, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer land cover, land
surface temperature (LST), and enhanced vegetation index (EVI) data were used to …

Online global land surface temperature estimation from Landsat

D Parastatidis, Z Mitraka, N Chrysoulakis, M Abrams - Remote sensing, 2017 - mdpi.com
This study explores the estimation of land surface temperature (LST) for the globe from
Landsat 5, 7 and 8 thermal infrared sensors, using different surface emissivity sources. A …

Inter-/intra-zonal seasonal variability of the surface urban heat island based on local climate zones in three central European cities

J Geletič, M Lehnert, S Savić, D Milošević - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This study analyzes inter-and intra-zonal seasonal variability of surface urban heat islands
(SUHIs) within the methodological framework of local climate zones (LCZs) in three central …

Evaluation of the effect of urban redevelopment on surface urban heat islands

F Renard, L Alonso, Y Fitts, A Hadjiosif, J Comby - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a global challenge with multiple consequences. One of its impacts is the
increase in heatwave frequency and intensity. The risk is higher for populations living in …

Urban landscape heterogeneity influences the relationship between tree canopy and land surface temperature

MC Jung, K Dyson, M Alberti - Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban trees play a key role in alleviating elevated summertime land surface temperatures in
cities. However, urban landscape influences the capacity of urban trees to mitigate higher …

Opportunities and challenges of Spaceborne sensors in delineating land surface temperature trends: A review

MR Ahmed, E Ghaderpour, A Gupta… - IEEE Sensors …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Understanding the land surface temperature (LST) trends is crucial for policymakers and
stakeholders to develop adaptation and mitigation strategies suitable for a sustainable …

Time series analyses and forecasting of surface urban Heat Island intensity using Arima model in Punjab, Pakistan

MS Mehmood, Z Zafar, M Sajjad, S Hussain, S Zhai… - Land, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the context of rapid urbanization, Urban Heat Island (UHI) is considered as a major
anthropogenic alteration in Earth environments, and its temporal trends and future forecasts …

A new approach for understanding urban microclimate by integrating complementary predictors at different scales in regression and machine learning models

L Alonso, F Renard - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Climate change is a major contemporary phenomenon with multiple consequences. In
urban areas, it exacerbates the urban heat island phenomenon. It impacts the health of the …