Spatiotemporal Variation in Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity and Associated Determinants across Major Chinese Cities

Urban heat islands (UHIs) created through urbanization can have negative impacts on the lives of people living in cities. They may also vary spatially and temporally over a city. There is, thus, a need for greater understanding of these patterns and their causes. While previous UHI studies focused o...

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Main Authors: Juan Wang, Bo Huang, Dongjie Fu, Peter M. Atkinson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/4/3670