SOCIO-ECONOMIC VULNERABILITY TO URBAN HEAT IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA AND DALLAS, TEXAS DURING JUNE 2020

Urban expansion compounded by climate change appears to exacerbate the temperature difference between urban and rural areas. This temperature difference, known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect, results from lack of vegetation, increased impervious surfaces, excess heat released from human activ...

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Main Authors: T. Moss, B. Kar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2020-11-01
Series:ISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Online Access:https://www.isprs-ann-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/VI-3-W1-2020/59/2020/isprs-annals-VI-3-W1-2020-59-2020.pdf