The relationship between urban heat island and air pollutants and them with influencing factors in the Yangtze River Delta, China

• Published in: Ecological indicators Vol. 129; p. 107976
• Main Authors: Wang, Yuanyuan, Guo, Zhongyang, Han, Ji
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Ltd 01.10.2021; Elsevier
• Subjects: air; Air pollution; air quality; carbon monoxide; China; Economic development; heat island; humans; nitrogen dioxide; ozone; Region difference; regression analysis; river deltas; sulfur dioxide; surface temperature; Urban heat island; vegetation; Yangtze River; China; Yangtze River; O3; SUHI; YRD; AUHI; CO; LST; DEM; NDVI; Economic development; MODIS; Urban heat island; NO2; GDP; UHII; PM2.5; SO2; UHI; PM10; Air pollution; Region difference

•There was a great spaito-temporal differences in UHI and air pollution in the YRD.•There was a positive correlation between surface UHI and O3 pollution in the YRD.•Vegetation has a good cooling LST and dust removal function in urban area.•The natural and human factors collectively influence on UHI...