Development of a 3-D urbanization index using digital terrain models for surface urban heat island effects

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Wu, Chih Da ^a   Lung, Shih Chun Candice ^a,b   Jan, Jihn Fa ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Heat wave; Medium sized city; Surface urban heat island (SUHI); Three dimension urbanization index; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; RURAL AREAS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL POLLUTION;

HEAT WAVES; MEDIUM-SIZED CITY; SURFACE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS; THREE-DIMENSION; URBAN CLIMATES;

CLIMATOLOGY;

DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; HEAT ISLAND; HEAT SHOCK; REMOTE SENSING; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBANIZATION; WEATHER STATION;

CHINA; HEILONGJIANG; TAIPEI; TAIWAN; YILAN;

EID: 84877326619     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.03.009     Document Type: Article

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