UHI Analysis and Evaluation with Remote Sensing Data (2nd Edition)
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Biometeorology and Bioclimatology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 December 2025 | Viewed by 447
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Interests: remote sensing; satellite image processing; satellite image analysis mapping; environment; geographic information system; environmental impact assessment; climate change; spatial analysis; geospatial science
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Interests: geographic information systems; image analysis; multispectral remote sensing; land cover; exposure analysis; pollutant dispersion models
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue is a follow-up of the Special Issue entitled “UHI Analysis and Evaluation with Remote Sensing Data” (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/atmosphere/special_issues/2PP7RRS190) published in Atmosphere.
The urban heat island (UHI) is an increasingly widespread phenomenon occurring worldwide, even in small urban areas. It leads to growing thermal discomfort in the hottest periods, causing increased mortality and morbidity, particularly among the weakest populations such as the elderly and children. Higher temperatures also instigate an increase in the energy required for air conditioning production. As such, urban area emissions rise and the UHI phenomenon develops further, a cycle that seems to have no end. In the context of global climate change, it is essential to study and analyze the urban heat island phenomenon using innovative tools such as remote sensing, capable of monitoring large urban areas and giving a complete view of the phenomenon. Satellite or aerial images can be used to monitor the surface temperature, analyze and characterize urban surfaces, and study the critical “hot” points of urban areas. These analyses can provide the means for urban planners to design actions against the UHI phenomenon.
In this Special Issue, we aim to publish papers that show how remote sensing (especially recent advances with new satellites) can help in the identification and analysis of urban heat islands to devise plans for the mitigation of and adaptation to this issue. We are interested in both large-scale studies, for example, the analysis of the UHI phenomenon in large metropolitan areas, and local studies, perhaps for small–medium-sized urban areas, in order to prove the presence of UHIs in these locations.
Dr. Francesca Despini
Dr. Sofia Costanzini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- urban heat island
- remote sensing
- urbanization
- land surface temperature
- thermal comfort
- urban planning
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