Monitoring Intra-annual Spatiotemporal Changes in Urban Heat Islands in 1449 Cities in China Based on Remote Sensing

• Published in: Chinese geographical science Vol. 29; no. 6; pp. 905 - 916
• Main Authors: Li, Yuanzheng, Wang, Lan, Zhang, Liping, Liu, Min, Zhao, Guosong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Science Press 01.12.2019; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: autumn; China; cities; cold; Dry season; Earth and Environmental Science; Geography; heat island; monitoring; Rainy season; Remote sensing; Rural areas; Seasons; spatial variation; spring; Summer; temperate zones; temporal variation; Tropical environments; tropics; Urban heat islands; wet season; Winter; China; cold island; surface urban heat island intensities (SUHIIs); land surface temperature (LST); seasonal changes; maximum and minimum SUHII; China

This study aimed to accurately study the intra-annual spatiotemporal variation in the surface urban heat island intensities (SUHIIs) in 1449 cities in China. First, China was divided into five environmental regions. Then, the SUHIIs were accurately calculated based on the modified definitions of the...