Effects of the spatial configuration of trees on urban heat mitigation: A comparative study

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 195, Issue , 2017, Pages 1-12

  Zhou, Weiqi ^a,b   Wang, Jia ^a,b   Cadenasso, Mary L ^c  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Baltimore; Sacramento; Spatial configuration; Urban ecology; Urban heat mitigation; Urban tree canopy

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ECOLOGY; URBAN GROWTH; URBAN PLANNING;

BALTIMORE; SACRAMENTO; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; URBAN ECOLOGY; URBAN HEAT MITIGATION; URBAN TREE CANOPIES;

FORESTRY;

AUTOCORRELATION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GREENSPACE; HEAT ISLAND; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LAND SURFACE; NATURAL RESOURCE; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; TREE; URBAN AREA; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN ECOSYSTEM; URBAN PLANNING; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION COVER;

BALTIMORE; CALIFORNIA; MARYLAND; SACRAMENTO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85017415698     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2017.03.043     Document Type: Article

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