The Urban Heat Island Effect and the Role of Vegetation to Address the Negative Impacts of Local Climate Changes in a Small Brazilian City
This study analyzes the influence of urban-geographical variables on determining heat islands and proposes a model to estimate and spatialize the maximum intensity of urban heat islands (UHI). Simulations of the UHI based on the increase of normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), using multip...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2017-02-01
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| Series: | Atmosphere |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/8/2/18 |