Urbanization impact on regional climate and extreme weather: Current understanding, uncertainties, and future research directions
Urban environments lie at the confluence of social, cultural, and economic activities and
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
have unique biophysical characteristics due to continued infrastructure development that …
Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia
The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …
A large but transient carbon sink from urbanization and rural depopulation in China
X Zhang, M Brandt, X Tong, P Ciais, Y Yue, X ** of global urban change from 1985 to 2015
High-resolution global maps of annual urban land coverage provide fundamental
information of global environmental change and contribute to applications related to climate …
information of global environmental change and contribute to applications related to climate …
Land use/land cover change and its impact on surface urban heat island and urban thermal comfort in a metropolitan city
The increasing urban heat island intensity (UHII) is a matter of concern for the sustainable
urban planning and maintaining urban thermal comfort in the metropolitan cities of …
urban planning and maintaining urban thermal comfort in the metropolitan cities of …
Map** global urban boundaries from the global artificial impervious area (GAIA) data
Urban boundaries, an essential property of cities, are widely used in many urban studies.
However, extracting urban boundaries from satellite images is still a great challenge …
However, extracting urban boundaries from satellite images is still a great challenge …
Surface warming in global cities is substantially more rapid than in rural background areas
Warming trends in cities are influenced both by large-scale climate processes and by local-
scale urbanization. However, little is known about how surface warming trends of global …
scale urbanization. However, little is known about how surface warming trends of global …
[HTML][HTML] Vegetation greening, extended growing seasons, and temperature feedbacks in warming temperate grasslands of China
X Shen, B Liu, M Henderson, L Wang… - Journal of …, 2022 - journals.ametsoc.org
Vegetation activity and phenology are significantly affected by climate change, and changes
in vegetation activity and phenology can in turn affect regional or global climate patterns. As …
in vegetation activity and phenology can in turn affect regional or global climate patterns. As …
[HTML][HTML] Surface urban heat island intensity in five major cities of Bangladesh: Patterns, drivers and trends
A Dewan, G Kiselev, D Botje, GI Mahmud… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
There is currently a lack of knowledge regarding the spatiotemporal variation of day and
night surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) in the major cities of Bangladesh. These …
night surface urban heat island intensity (SUHII) in the major cities of Bangladesh. These …
Analyzing spatial relationships between urban land use intensity and urban vitality at street block level: A case study of five Chinese megacities
Urban sprawl in urbanizing China has resulted in a series of ecological and environmental
problems. Urban planners have been committed to promoting compact development …
problems. Urban planners have been committed to promoting compact development …