Influences of land cover types, meteorological conditions, anthropogenic heat and urban area on surface urban heat island in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration

• Published in: The Science of the total environment Vol. 571; pp. 461 - 470
• Main Authors: Du, Hongyu, Wang, Duoduo, Wang, Yuanyuan, Zhao, Xiaolei, Qin, Fei, Jiang, Hong, Cai, Yongli
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 15.11.2016
• Subjects: Agriculture; anthropogenic activities; Anthropogenic heat; autumn; China; Cities; climate; correlation; energy; Environmental Monitoring; heat; heat island; Hot Temperature; Land cover type; Meteorological condition; meteorological data; Meteorology; population density; river deltas; Seasons; spatial data; spring; summer; surface area; Surface urban heat island; temperature; Urban area; Urbanization; vegetation types; wind speed; winter; Yangtze River; Yangtze River; China, People's Rep., Changjiang R; Land cover type; Urban area; Anthropogenic heat; Meteorological condition; Surface urban heat island

Urban heat islands (UHIs) reflect the localized impact of human activities on thermal fields. In this study, we assessed the surface UHI and its relationship with types of land, meteorological conditions, anthropogenic heat sources and urban areas in the Yangtze River Delta Urban Agglomeration (YRDU...