An evaluation of thermal Earth observation for characterizing urban heatwave event dynamics using the urban heat island intensity metric

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 864-884

  Holderness, Tomas ^a   Barr, Stuart ^a   Dawson, Richard ^a   Hall, Jim ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; LAND USE; LANDFORMS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

AIR TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; EXTREME TEMPERATURE EVENTS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; SUMMER TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE DYNAMICS; TEMPERATURE VARIABILITY; URBAN HEAT ISLAND INTENSITIES; URBAN TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AVHRR; EXTREME EVENT; HEAT ISLAND; LAND USE; SPATIAL VARIATION; THERMAL STRUCTURE; URBAN AREA;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84867243036     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.714505     Document Type: Article

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