Urban Heat Island Analysis

Research in this cluster investigates the urban heat island effect using thermal remote sensing techniques. This includes examining the relationship between land use changes and urban temperatures through satellite imagery.

urban heat island
remote sensing
thermal analysis
land use
climate

9,902 papers

Parent topic: Geospatial Environmental Analysis

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Top Papers

Thermal Remote Sensing Of Urban Climates

2003 · 2,103 citations

Remote Sensing Image-Based Analysis Of The Relationship Between Urban Heat Island And Land Use/Cover Changes

2006 · 1,281 citations

Comparison Of Impervious Surface Area And Normalized Difference Vegetation Index As Indicators Of Surface Urban Heat Island Effects In Landsat Imagery

2007 · 1,179 citations

Remote Sensing Of The Urban Heat Island Effect Across Biomes In The Continental USA

2010 · 1,133 citations

A Simple Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model For Atmospheric Models: Comparison With Multi-Layer And Slab Models

2001 · 1,047 citations

The HYDE 3.1 Spatially Explicit Database Of Human-Induced Global Land-Use Change Over The Past 12,000 Years

2010 · 983 citations

The Collection 6 MODIS Active Fire Detection Algorithm And Fire Products

2016 · 927 citations

An Urban Surface Exchange Parameterisation For Mesoscale Models

2002 · 897 citations

Future Urban Land Expansion And Implications For Global Croplands

2016 · 880 citations

Natural Versus Urban Scenes

1981 · 877 citations

Land Cover Classification And Change Analysis Of The Twin Cities (Minnesota) Metropolitan Area By Multitemporal Landsat Remote Sensing

2005 · 802 citations

Exploring A V-I-S (Vegetation-Impervious Surface-Soil) Model For Urban Ecosystem Analysis Through Remote Sensing: Comparative Anatomy For Cities†

1995 · 780 citations

Rapid Growth Of The US Wildland-Urban Interface Raises Wildfire Risk

2018 · 749 citations

Compact, Dispersed, Fragmented, Extensive? A Comparison Of Urban Growth In Twenty-five Global Cities Using Remotely Sensed Data, Pattern Metrics And Census Information

2008 · 698 citations

Urban Land Teleconnections And Sustainability

2012 · 696 citations

A New Map Of Global Urban Extent From MODIS Satellite Data

2009 · 634 citations

Extracting The Dynamics Of Urban Expansion In China Using DMSP-OLS Nighttime Light Data From 1992 To 2008

2012 · 622 citations

Mapping Urbanization Dynamics At Regional And Global Scales Using Multi-Temporal DMSP/OLS Nighttime Light Data

2011 · 598 citations

The Collection 5 MODIS Burned Area Product — Global Evaluation By Comparison With The MODIS Active Fire Product

2008 · 596 citations

Assessment With Satellite Data Of The Urban Heat Island Effects In Asian Mega Cities

2006 · 596 citations