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Showing 1 to 20 of 95 for “"Heat island"”.
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Designing out the urban heat island effect
… ever more concerning set of problems. The urban heat island effect can have a detrimental effect on many aspects of an urban dweller's life, and as a key contributor to the materiality of the urban landscape and therefore the urban heat island effect, architecture has a role to play. This …
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On the assessment of surface urban heat island
Inwiefern Städte unter den Megatrends der Urbanisierung und des Klimawandels nachhaltig gestaltet werden können, bleibt umstritten. Dies ist zum Teil auf unzureichende Kenntnisse der Mensch-Umwelt-Interaktionen zurückzuführen. Als die am vollständigsten dokumentierte anthropogene Klimamodifikation …
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Impact of pavements on the urban heat island
… Among the challenges faced, the Urban Heat Island (UHI) is caused by the replacement of natural materials with man-made ones such as concrete and asphalt, among other factors. UHIs can be studied at three elevations – surface, canopy layer and boundary layer – with Canopy Layer UHIs …
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AN INVESTIGATION OF REMOTELY SENSED URBAN HEAT ISLAND CLIMATOLOGY
… sensed temperatures are widely used for urban heat island (UHI) studies. However, the abilities of satellite surface and atmospheric data to assess the climatology of UHI face many unknowns and challenges. This research addresses the problems and potential for satellite remotely sensed UHI …
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The curious case of urban heat island : a systems analysis
This thesis provides insights into the urban heat island (UHI) effect using a model of the urban microclimate that integrates the urban geometry, anthropogenic heat emission and the rural weather condition. The study builds upon the Urban Weather Generator (UWG), a numerical simulation program …
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A Bio-inspired Solution to Mitigate Urban Heat Island Effects
… each other and, as a result, exacerbating Urban Heat Island (UHI) effects. I sought solutions to this significant engineering issue from nature, and discovered a similar heat island effect in flowers, namely the micro-greenhouse effect. However, a special cooling effect has been observed in a …
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Analysis of Urban Heat Island Intensity Through Air Mass Persistence
… recent studies have begun to quantify urban heat island (UHI) magnitudes by weather type, or air mass classification. This study presents an analysis of UHI intensity through synoptic-scale air mass persistence during the spring season for four UHI-prone United States cities. Historical daily …
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Design-integrated Urban Heat Island analysis tool and workflow : development and application
The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is a well-studied phenomenon broadly attributed to human activities that transform open terrain into cityscapes. Among global 21st-century concerns, projected trends in population growth, urbanization, and regional climate change could exacerbate the warming in …
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Resilient Ford's Landing: Stormwater Management, Urban Heat Island Mitigation, and Energy Production
… pivotal topics: stormwater management, urban heat island mitigation, and energy production. It strives to redefine Ford's Landing as a sustainable and resilient place by retrofitting, innovating, and tailoring solutions to the site as well as improving the quality of life for its residents …
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Urban physics : molecular approach to city texture analysis for controlling Urban Heat Island
… amplifying energy costs and air pollution, Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect has been known to pose a severe burden on the 4.2 billion of people living in cities. With urban population expected to magnify by 2.5 billion by 2050 at an average annual rate of 72 million, ability to control UHI would …
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Internet of Things (IoT) application for hydrological measurements: measuring the Urban Heat Island effect
… data collection method for studying the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE). Urban Heat Islands (UHIs) are localised and typically built-up areas, that experience significantly higher temperatures than the surrounding undeveloped areas. This temperature difference is primarily due to increased heat …
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Integrating urban heat island influences into statistically downscaled climate projections in the Truckee Meadows, Nevada
… energy budget. This effect is known as the urban heat island (UHI) and results in a decreased diurnal temperature range, increased urban water usage and cooling costs during the warm season and exacerbates public health problems associated with heat waves and air quality. An examination of the …
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A multi-city analysis of the natural and human drivers of the urban heat island
… to the surrounding rural areas, called the urban heat island, which can have negative impacts on the health and wellbeing of urban dwellers. This study uses a novel approach of analyzing a large number of cities from around the world to investigate the similarities and differences in urban …
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Surface Urban Heat Island Effect in Athens: A Comprehensive Analysis of Spatial and Temporal Patterns
Η παρούσα μελέτη εξετάζει πώς εκδηλώνεται η Επιφανειακή Αστική Θερμική Νησίδα (ΕΑΘΝ) στην ευρύτερη μητροπολιτική περιοχή της Αθήνας, εστιάζοντας τόσο στο ακραίο κύμα καύσωνα του Ιουλίου 2023 όσο και στις μακροχρόνιες μεταβολές της LST από το 2000 έως το 2025. Επιλέχθηκαν τέσσερις αστικές ζώνες ώστε …
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Spatial characteristics of the remotely-sensed surface urban heat island in Baton Rouge, LA: 1988-2003
… remotely-sensed data, this study analyzes urban heat islands (UHI) that are manifested through an elevation in the surface thermal emissions within urban regions known as surface heat islands (SHI). The study area for this research endeavor is Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Whereas the surface air …
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Rising temperatures and expanding megacities : improving air quality in Mexico City through Urban Heat Island mitigation
… air pollution reduction programs with Urban Heat Island (UHI) mitigation plans. Across the globe, cities experience a phenomenon called the UHI effect where urban areas are several degrees warmer than neighboring suburban or rural areas. A cycle of consuming more energy for cooling purposes …
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Examining the Relationships Between Urban Heat Island Effect and the Spatial and Racial Dimensions of Inequality
… demonstrated strong correlations between high heat vulnerability, racial disparities, and public housing locations, emphasizing the influence of historical urban policies on cities today. These findings highlight the need for all three variables to be used in housing and heat inequality …
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Investigating changes of summer urban heat island in Kansas City from 2000 to 2023 with remote sensing
… and re-emit more longwave radiation, or heat. This excess temperature is visible in thermal imagery that is collected by satellites such as the MODIS and Landsat platforms. These satellites were not always available, and the datasets obtained from them only go back around 30-40 years and …
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Determining Heat Island Response to Varying Land Cover Changes Between 2004 and 2017 Within the City of Reno, Nevada
… spatial variability of the surface urban heat island of the metropolitan area of Reno-Sparks, Nevada. Free and widely available thermal data from Landsat 7 ETM+ (Enhanced Thematic Mapper Plus) sensor was gathered for a period between 2004 and 2017 and processed to at-satellite surface …
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