Simultaneous assessment of the summer urban heat island in Moscow megacity based on <i>in situ</i> observations, thermal satellite images and mesoscale modeling

This study compares three popular approaches to quantify the urban heat island (UHI) effect in Moscow megacity in a summer season (June-August 2015). The first approach uses the measurements of the near-surface air temperature obtained from weather stations, the second is based on remote sensing fro...

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Main Authors: Mikhail I. Varentsov, Mikhail Y. Grishchenko, Hendrik Wouters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Lomonosov Moscow State University 2019-12-01
Series:Geography, Environment, Sustainability
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Online Access:https://ges.rgo.ru/jour/article/view/903