Analyzing the heat island magnitude and characteristics in one hundred Asian and Australian cities and regions

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 512-513; pp. 582 - 598
• Main Author: Santamouris, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands 15.04.2015
• Subjects: anthropogenic activities; Asia; Australia; Canopies; canopy; cities; climate change; Climatology; Clusters; diurnal variation; Fluxes; heat island; islands; Scientific papers; Stations; Urban heat islands; urban population; Weather; INW, Asia; Australia; Asia; Australian cities; Heat Island and Population; Asian cities; Urban heat island

Urban heat island is the more documented phenomenon of climate change. Information on the magnitude and the characteristics of the canopy layer urban heat island measured in 101 cities and regions of Asia and Australia and collected through 88 scientific articles, are compiled, evaluated and present...