Features of Urban Heat Island in Mountainous Chongqing from a Dense Surface Monitoring Network

Features of Urban Heat Island in Mountainous Chongqing from a Dense Surface Monitoring Network

The spatial and temporal features of urban heat island (UHI) intensity in complex urban terrain are barely investigated. This study examines the UHI intensity variations in mountainous Chongqing using a dense surface monitoring network. The results show that the UHI intensity is closely related to u...

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Main Authors: Ping Jiang, Xiaoran Liu, Haonan Zhu, Yonghua Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-02-01
Series:Atmosphere
Subjects:
urban heat island intensity
complex urban terrain
dense surface observing network
urbanization level
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/10/2/67

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