The local climate zone (LCZ) system provides a universal classification mechanism for
urban and natural landscapes and plays an increasingly important role in urban climate …

Urbanization is the second largest mega-trend right after climate change. Accurate
measurements of urban morphological and demographic figures are at the core of many …

The local climate zone (LCZ) scheme was originally proposed to provide an interdisciplinary
taxonomy for urban heat island (UHI) studies. In recent years, the scheme has also become …

Gaining access to labeled reference data is one of the great challenges in supervised
machine-learning endeavors. This is especially true for an automated analysis of remote …

Abstract The Local Climate Zone (LCZ) scheme is an urban form and land cover/land use
classification system used to study urban heat islands (UHIs). Many studies have evaluated …

Abstract Particulate matter that< 2.5 µm in aerodynamic diameter (PM 2.5) has been
recognized as one of the principal pollutants that degrades air quality and increases health …

An obstacle to the modeling of strategies to mitigate extreme urban temperatures is
frequently the lack of on-site meteorological data. The current study thus reports on a …

This study investigates the thermal behavior of local climate zones (LCZs) together with
seasonal divergence. Firstly, LCZs were distinguished by combining satellite imagery and …

Urban heat island (UHI) has been identified as a threat to urban living quality in the context
of climate change. As awareness of the impacts of urban expansion on local climate …

Access to labeled reference data is one of the grand challenges in supervised machine
learning endeavors. This is especially true for an automated analysis of remote sensing …