Urban Heat Island Remote Sensing
A special issue of Remote Sensing (ISSN 2072-4292). This special issue belongs to the section "Atmospheric Remote Sensing".
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Interests: thermal infrared remote sensing
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Interests: thermal remote sensing; retrieval of emissivity; surface temperature; calibration; validation with in situ data; surface urban heat island
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
In 2017, more than 50% of the world population lived in cities (Population Reference Bureau, 2017). This percentage is increasing every year as the world is being urbanized and, therefore, natural surfaces are being replaced by artificial ones with different thermal properties. As the urbanized surface grows, changes in the local climate occur. The Urban Heat Island (UHI) phenomenon is one example of this local climate change. This effect is characterized by the heating of urban zones in comparison to its non-urbanized surroundings. The effect is most relevant at night when urban surfaces, with higher heat capacities than rural surfaces, release energy that has been stored during the daytime with less efficiency than do the rural areas. Among the local impacts of the UHI phenomenon, those who stand out are the influence on the energy consumption, mainly in hot climate regions where the use of air-conditioning is increasing. Moreover, higher urban temperatures can increase the amount of urban smog that is formed, raising the level of air pollution. Finally, one of the most important impacts is the influence on human health.
Remote sensing data are a powerful tool to study the urban environment. The data provide the information for a city, covering the entire urban area at the same time. This is one of the advantages of using remote sensing data over the use of conventional data that are registered at urban meteorological stations. In addition, the meteorological network inside a city is not always as complete as desirable, and stations are not always evenly distributed spatially within the city. Consequently, some large areas may remain without coverage.
The main focus of this Special Issue is to compile the state-of-the-art in Urban Heat Island applications using remote sensing data. The Special Issue should serve as a medium to present and discuss both potential and challenges for future research in this area.
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Dr. Jose A. Sobrino
Dr. Guillem Sòria
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Urban Heat Island
- Land Surface Temperature
- Remote Sensing
- Environment
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