Quantification of anthropogenic heat and simulation of its effects on environment and climate: A comprehensive review

Y Lu, Z Shao, H Lu - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2024 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat (AH), a source of physical pollution, has a profound influence on
climate, air quality, and human health. Consequently, it is important to accurately quantify …

How big data can help to monitor the environment and to mitigate risks due to climate change: A review

JP Montillet, G Kermarrec, E Forootan… - … and Remote Sensing …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Climate change triggers a wide range of hydrometeorological, glaciological, and
geophysical processes that span across vast spatiotemporal scales. With the advances in …

Surface anthropogenic heat islands in six megacities: An assessment based on a triple-source surface energy balance model

MK Firozjaei, Q Weng, C Zhao, M Kiavarz, L Lu… - Remote sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat flux (AHF) is a main contributor to the formation of surface urban heat
islands (SUHI). Megacities in particular are facing severe problems due to excessive …

Assessing the thermal behavior of different local climate zones in the Nan**g metropolis, China

X Yang, L Yao, T **, LLH Peng, Z Jiang, Z Hu… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract A Local Climate Zone (LCZ) system comprises an objective and systematic
classification of field sites for heat island studies. Each LCZ type is defined by structural and …

Characteristics of anthropogenic heat with different modeling ideas and its driving effect on urban heat islands in seven typical Chinese cities

J Qian, Q Meng, L Zhang, U Schlink, X Hu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat (AH), an essential urban heat source, is often overlooked or simplified in
research on the multiple temporal and spatial driving mechanisms of the urban heat island …

Effects of anthropogenic heat due to air-conditioning systems on an extreme high temperature event in Hong Kong

Y Wang, Y Li, SD Sabatino, A Martilli… - Environmental …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Anthropogenic heat flux is the heat generated by human activities in the urban canopy layer,
which is considered the main contributor to the urban heat island (UHI). The UHI can in turn …

A distributed model for quantifying temporal-spatial patterns of anthropogenic heat based on energy consumption

R Sun, Y Wang, L Chen - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
Although energy-induced anthropogenic heat emissions form localized hotspots, they can
influence the variability of urban climate. A lack of anthropogenic heat quantification in …

Anthropogenic heat variation during the COVID-19 pandemic control measures in four Chinese megacities

Q Meng, J Qian, U Schlink, L Zhang, X Hu, J Gao… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic heat (AH) is an important input for the urban thermal environment. While
reduction in AH during the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have …

Characterizing spatiotemporal dynamics of anthropogenic heat fluxes: A 20-year case study in Bei**g–Tian**–Hebei region in China

S Chen, D Hu, MS Wong, H Ren, S Cao, C Yu… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization, which is closely related to economic growth, human health, and micro-
climate, has resulted in a considerable amount of anthropogenic heat emissions. The lack of …

Spatial pattern of anthropogenic heat flux in monocentric and polycentric cities: The case of Chengdu and Chongqing

Y Ming, Y Liu, X Liu - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2022 - Elsevier
Although anthropogenic heat emission (AHE) has been acknowledged as a significant
threat to urban thermal environment, little attention has been paid to the differences in the …