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 …

Studying spatial-temporal changes and relationship of land cover and surface Urban Heat Island derived through remote sensing in Yerevan, Armenia

G Tepanosyan, V Muradyan, A Hovsepyan… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The city of Yerevan, Armenia has undergone major environmental and economic
changes after the collapse of the Soviet Union. The objectives of this study were to:(i) …

Investigative spatial distribution and modelling of existing and future urban land changes and its impact on urbanization and economy

TA Akbar, QK Hassan, S Ishaq, M Batool, HJ Butt… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Land use and land cover (LULC) change analysis is a critical instrument for studying urban
growth across the world. Our objectives were to produce historical LULC maps during the …

Satellite-derived land surface temperature dynamics in the context of global change—A review

P Reiners, J Sobrino, C Kuenzer - Remote Sensing, 2023 - mdpi.com
Satellite-derived Land Surface Temperature (LST) dynamics have been increasingly used to
study various geophysical processes. This review provides an extensive overview of the …

Longitudinal study of land surface temperature (LST) using mono-and split-window algorithms and its relationship with NDVI and NDBI over selected metro cities of …

Shahfahad, B Kumari, M Tayyab, IA Ahmed… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
This study was designed to compare the pattern of land surface temperature (LST) over four
metro cities of India (Mumbai, Chennai, Delhi, and Kolkata) selected on a longitudinal basis …

Spatial gradients of urban land density and nighttime light intensity in 30 global megacities

M Zheng, W Huang, G Xu, X Li, L Jiao - Humanities and Social …, 2023 - nature.com
The spatial agglomeration of urban elements results in the center-periphery urban structure,
but the difference in spatial gradients of socioeconomic and physical elements is unclear …

The extreme heat wave over western North America in 2021: An assessment by means of land surface temperature

GI Cotlier, JC Jimenez - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
In our current global warming climate, the growth of record-breaking heat waves (HWs) is
expected to increase in its frequency and intensity. Consequently, the considerably growing …

Evaluation of land use and land cover Spatio-temporal change during rapid Urban sprawl from Lahore, Pakistan

S Fahad, W Li, AH Lashari, A Islam, LH Khattak… - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
This study evaluates land use/cover changes and urban expansion in Lahore, Pakistan from
2000 to 2020 using satellite images and socio-economic data. Spatial and temporal …

Urban form centrality and thermal environment: An empirical study of Chinese megacities

Y Lu, W Yue, T He, Z Shan - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper examines the response of the urban thermal environment to the centrality of
urban spatial development. By investigating 27 cases of Chinese megacities, the study …

Geographic micro-process model: Understanding global urban expansion from a process-oriented view

L Jiao, T Dong, G Xu, Z Zhou, J Liu, Y Liu - Computers, Environment and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Urban expansion across the globe accelerates land cover change and significantly
influences the environment and human beings. Measuring the urban expansion process can …