Satellite remote sensing of global land surface temperature: Definition, methods, products, and applications

ZL Li, H Wu, SB Duan, W Zhao, H Ren… - Reviews of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Land surface temperature (LST) is a crucial parameter that reflects land–atmosphere
interaction and has thus attracted wide interest from geoscientists. Owing to the rapid …

Divergent urbanization-induced impacts on global surface urban heat island trends since 1980s

L Li, W Zhan, L Hu, TC Chakraborty, Z Wang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization experiences different speeds and forms under diverse development stages
across the globe. However, urbanization-induced impacts on long-term surface urban heat …

Characteristics of surface urban heat islands in global cities of different scales: Trends and drivers

X Deng, W Yu, J Shi, Y Huang, D Li, X He… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Given the increasing severity of the surface urban heat island (SUHI) phenomenon, urban
residents face heightened heat stress. Consequently, mitigating the effects of SUHI becomes …

Diversified evolutionary patterns of surface urban heat island in new expansion areas of 31 Chinese cities

J Peng, R Qiao, Q Wang, S Yu, J Dong… - npj Urban Sustainability, 2024 - nature.com
As a hot area of population inflow in the process of urbanization, the urban expansion area
faces rapid growth of surface urban heat island (SUHI). However, the multi-dimensional …

The urban heat island and thermal heat stress correlate with climate dynamics and energy budget variations in multiple urban environments

NSM Harmay, M Choi - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023 - Elsevier
Rising temperatures that occur in cities resulted in the urban heat island (UHI) which could
also amplify the thermal heat stress, leading to climate-related human mortality. Our study …

Comparison of the CASA and InVEST models' effects for estimating spatiotemporal differences in carbon storage of green spaces in megacities

RY Wang, X Mo, H Ji, Z Zhu, YS Wang, Z Bao, T Li - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
Urban green space is a direct way to improve the carbon sink capacity of urban ecosystems.
The carbon storage assessment of megacity green spaces is of great significance to the …

Global distinct variations of surface urban heat islands in inter-and intra-cities revealed by local climate zones and seamless daily land surface temperature data

B Yuan, X Li, L Zhou, T Bai, T Hu, J Huang, D Liu… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The continuous dynamic of surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect is highly needed in urban
climate studies. However, temporal variations of SUHI intensity (SUHII) have been …

Contrasting trends and drivers of global surface and canopy urban heat islands

H Du, W Zhan, J Voogt, B Bechtel… - Geophysical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
A comprehensive comparison of the trends and drivers of global surface and canopy urban
heat islands (termed I s and I c trends, respectively) is critical for better designing urban heat …

Modeling the intensity of surface urban heat island based on the impervious surface area

Z Shi, X Li, T Hu, B Yuan, P Yin, D Jiang - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
The urban heat island (UHI) effect is anticipated to be intensified and cause severe damage
to human society under future urbanization and climate change. Due to the complicated …

Quantitative analysis and prediction of urban heat island intensity on urban-rural gradient: A case study of Shanghai

Y Yang, S Guangrong, Z Chen, S Hao… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization causes enormous land use/land cover (LULC) changes, which have become
significant drivers of land surface temperature (LST) change in rapidly urbanizing city, and …