Quantitative exploration of the mechanisms behind the urban thermal environment in Beijing

• Published in: Progress in natural science Vol. 19; no. 12; pp. 1757 - 1763
• Main Authors: Meng, Dan, Li, Xiaojuan, Zhao, Wenji, Gong, Huili
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 10.12.2009; Key Laboratory of 3D Information Acquisition and Application,Ministry of Education,Key Laboratory of Resource,Environment and GIS in Beijing,College of Resources Environment and Tourism,Capital Normal University,Beijing 100048,China
• Subjects: Beijing; Drive mechanism; Spatial regression; Urban thermal environment; 个人电脑; 回归模型; 城市热环境; 归一化植被指数; 空间误差; 陆地表面温度; 驱动机制; Beijing; Drive mechanism; Spatial regression; Urban thermal environment

The driving mechanism behind the formation of urban thermal environments is the result of a combination of factors. Beijing was chosen as the study area, and the technique of principal component analysis （PCA） was used. A spatial regression method was also applied for quantitative explanation of the...