The Urban Heat Island Effect and the Role of Vegetation to Address the Negative Impacts of Local Climate Changes in a Small Brazilian City

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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Main Authors: Elis Dener Lima Alves, António Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-02-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
urban climate change
UHI
urban microclimates
mitigation
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/8/2/18

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