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 …

This paper reviews urban heat (UrHT) challenges following the SBAR (situation,
background, assessment and recommendation) framework. The results indicate that …

Land cover (LC) determines the energy exchange, water and carbon cycle between Earth's
spheres. Accurate LC information is a fundamental parameter for the environment and …

Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …

Background: Open Access Editor's Choice Article Urban Air Pollution, Urban Heat Island
and Human Health: A Review of the Literature by Awais Piracha 1,* and Muhammad Tariq …

The global boom in urbanization and infrastructure, especially in develo** countries, has
resulted in the urban heat island (UHI). This recent review analyzes the current development …

The Urban heat island (UHI) effect is an increasingly serious problem in urban areas.
Information on the driving forces of intra-urban temperature variation is crucial for …

During the past decades, multiple remote sensing data sources, including nighttime light
images, high spatial resolution multispectral satellite images, unmanned drone images, and …

Urban residents are gradually being exposed to increasing urban high temperatures and
extreme heatwave events under rapid urbanization and global warming. Although there is …

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 …