A new Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) based method for urban heat island intensity monitoring

The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect occurs when an urban area experiences higher temperatures than its rural surrounding because of heat being absorbed by built structures and heat being released by anthropogenic sources. UHIs can cause adverse effects to human health and increase energy consumption...

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Main Authors: Jorge Mendez-Astudillo, Lawrence Lau, Yu-Ting Tang, Terry Moore
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0303243420308655