Human health is known to be affected by the physical environment. Various environmental
influences have been identified to benefit or challenge people's physical condition. Their …

This paper focuses on the relationship between remotely-sensed urban site characteristics
(USCs) and land surface temperature (LST). Particular emphasis is put on an extensive …

Tree crown size determines among others tree's growth, carbon sequestration, shading,
filtering of fine air particulates, and risk of wind-breaking. The dependence of crown size on …

High population densities in cities and rapid urban growth increase the vulnerability of the
urban environment to extreme weather events. Urban planning should account for these …

Increasing urban heat issues induced by climatic changes and growing urban populations
exacerbate the need for adaptation. The present study intends to foster the so far quite rarely …

This study aims to determine the dynamics and controls of Surface Urban Heat Sinks
(SUHS) and Surface Urban Heat Islands (SUHI) in desert cities, using Dubai as a case …

Abstract The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report highlights the
projected increase in heat wave (HW) frequency, intensity, and duration. Globally, HW …

Global warming and advancing urbanization lead to an increased heat exposure for city
dwellers. Especially during summertime heatwaves, extreme daytime as well as high …

With the acceleration of urbanization, the heat island effect, as a prominent feature of urban
climate, has attracted more attention. Differences in urban landscape patterns have an …

In this study, we presented a mono-window (MW) algorithm for land surface temperature
retrieval from Landsat 8 TIRS. MW needs spectral radiance and emissivity of thermal …