Satellite remote sensing of surface urban heat islands: Progress, challenges, and perspectives

D Zhou, J **ao, S Bonafoni, C Berger, K Deilami… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
The surface urban heat island (SUHI), which represents the difference of land surface
temperature (LST) in urban relativity to neighboring non-urban surfaces, is usually …

Study of the urban heat island (UHI) using remote sensing data/techniques: A systematic review

CR Almeida, AC Teodoro, A Gonçalves - Environments, 2021 - mdpi.com
Urban Heat Islands (UHI) consist of the occurrence of higher temperatures in urbanized
areas when compared to rural areas. During the warmer seasons, this effect can lead to …

Urban heat island effect: A systematic review of spatio-temporal factors, data, methods, and mitigation measures

K Deilami, M Kamruzzaman, Y Liu - International journal of applied earth …, 2018 - Elsevier
Despite research on urban heat island (UHI) effect has increased exponentially over the last
few decades, a systematic review of factors contributing to UHI effect has scarcely been …

Remote sensing for urban heat island research: Progress, current issues, and perspectives

PK Diem, CT Nguyen, NK Diem, NTH Diep… - Remote Sensing …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Urban Heat Island (UHI) research has acquired popularity in recent decades
because of increasing recognition of heat stress impacts on human health, environments …

Analysis of urban heat island characteristics and mitigation strategies for eight arid and semi-arid gulf region cities

A Abulibdeh - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
The aim of the study is, therefore, to analyze the formation of the UHIs in eight different cities
in arid and semi-arid regions. The analysis is based on land cover (LC) classification (urban …

Understanding the links between LULC changes and SUHI in cities: Insights from two-decadal studies (2001–2020)

A Derdouri, R Wang, Y Murayama, T Osaragi - Remote sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
An urban heat island (UHI) is a serious phenomenon associated with built environments and
presents threats to human health. It is projected that UHI intensity will rise to record levels in …

Evaluation of the effect of geographical parameters on the formation of the land surface temperature by applying OLS and GWR, A case study Shiraz City, Iran

A Kashki, M Karami, R Zandi, Z Roki - Urban Climate, 2021 - Elsevier
Examining the land surface temperature (LST) and its mechanism is very significant for
urban planning. The purpose of this study is to determine the factors affecting the surface …

Recognizing surface urban heat 'island'effect and its urbanization association in terms of intensity, footprint, and capacity: A case study with multi-dimensional analysis …

L Yao, S Sun, C Song, Y Wang, Y Xu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Current research on the surface urban heat island (SUHI) effect rarely address the
discussion of what exactly is the 'island'of urban surface thermal environment. Given this …

Spatial structure of surface urban heat island and its relationship with vegetation and built-up areas in Melbourne, Australia

Y Jamei, P Rajagopalan, QC Sun - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Due to the intensity of urban development around the world, there is an increasing body of
studies attempting to investigate urban heat island (UHI) in various spatial and temporal …

Turning down the heat: An enhanced understanding of the relationship between urban vegetation and surface temperature at the city scale

JMA Duncan, B Boruff, A Saunders, Q Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Guiding urban planners on the cooling returns of different configurations of urban vegetation
is important to protect urban dwellers from adverse heat impacts. To this end, we estimated …