Urban Heat Island (UHI) is considered as one of the major problems in the 21st century
posed to human beings as a result of urbanization and industrialization of human …

A Review of Current Investigations of Urban-Induced Rainfall and Recommendations for the
Future in: Earth Interactions Volume 9 Issue 12 (2005) Jump to Content Jump to Main …

Present paper tends to capture the impact of land use land cover (LULC) on land surface
temperature (LST) in English Bazar Municipality of Malda District using multi spectral and …

Urban heat island is the more documented phenomenon of climate change. Information on
the magnitude and the characteristics of the canopy layer urban heat island measured in …

With global warming forecast to continue into the foreseeable future, heat waves are very
likely to increase in both frequency and intensity. In urban regions, these future heat waves …

The quality of life of millions of people living in cities could be improved if the form of the city
were to evolve in a manner appropriate to its climatic context. Climatically responsive urban …

Global warming has obtained more and more attention because the global mean surface
temperature has increased since the late 19th century. As more than 50% of the human …

Abstract Urban Heat Islands (UHI) are urban and suburban areas with elevated surface and
air temperatures relative to surrounding rural areas. This study combines variables from the …

Urban environments face two challenging problems that are parallel in nature but yet with
compelling potential synergistic interactions; urban heat island (UHI) and air pollution. We …

This study focuses on using remote sensing for comparative assessment of surface urban
heat island (UHI) in 18 mega cities in both temperate and tropical climate regions. Least …