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Urban Surface Temperature

Urban Surface Temperature is a geophysical metric representing the radiative skin temperature of urban land surfaces, derived primarily from remote sensing observations, that distinguishes itself from atmospheric temperature by quantifying thermal conditions at the Earth's surface within built environments.

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2017–2026

710

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Local Climate Zones for Urban Temperature Studies

Iain D. Stewart, T. R. Oke · Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society · 2012 · 4.2K citations

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Thermal remote sensing of urban climates

James Voogt, T. R. Oke · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2003 · 3.1K citations

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Surface Urban Heat Island Across 419 Global Big Cities

Shushi Peng, Shilong Piao, Philippe Ciais et al. · Environmental Science & Technology · 2011 · 1.4K citations

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Does spatial configuration matter? Understanding the effects of land cover pattern on land surface temperature in urban landscapes

Weiqi Zhou, Ganlin Huang, Mary L. Cadenasso · Landscape and Urban Planning · 2011 · 996 citations

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Satellite Remote Sensing of Surface Urban Heat Islands: Progress, Challenges, and Perspectives

Decheng Zhou, Jingfeng Xiao, Stefania Bonafoni et al. · Remote Sensing · 2018 · 994 citations · Full text

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Authors

3.6K

  1. JV
    James Voogt

    Western University, Canada

    21 publications · 5.3K citations

    18

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  2. QW
    Qihao Weng

    Indiana State University, United States

    17 publications · 2K citations

    17

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  3. WZ
    Wenfeng Zhan

    Nanjing University, China

    12 publications · 671 citations

    12

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  4. JY
    Jun Yang

    Liaoning Normal University, China

    11 publications · 1.3K citations

    11

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  5. SG
    Sue Grimmond

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    10 publications · 545 citations

    10

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Institutions

1.2K

  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    52 h-index

    263 publications

    24.1K citations

  2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    29 h-index

    57 publications

    4.7K citations

  3. Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research

    Beijing, China

    28 h-index

    74 publications

    6.4K citations

  4. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    25 h-index

    73 publications

    4.8K citations

  5. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    23 h-index

    62 publications

    6.6K citations

  6. Peking University

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    63 publications

    12.1K citations

  7. Nanjing University

    Nanjing, China

    20 h-index

    102 publications

    5.5K citations

  8. Sun Yat-sen University

    Guangzhou, China

    19 h-index

    64 publications

    6.5K citations

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Venues

  1. Sustainable Cities and Society

    78 publications · 5.6K citations

    46

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  2. Remote Sensing

    75 publications · 5.3K citations

    43

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  3. Urban Climate

    56 publications · 3K citations

    34

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  4. Building and Environment

    48 publications · 3.7K citations

    32

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  5. Remote Sensing of Environment

    36 publications · 8.6K citations

    31

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