Nonlinear impacts of urban size and vegetation cover on global surface urban heat: Insights from 6022 cities
Song Jiang, Yongling Zhao, Lei Zhao, Dominik Strebel, Dominique Derome, Diana Ürge-Vorsatz, Jan Carmeliet, Jian Peng
Topics & Concepts
UrbanizationUrban heat islandVegetation (pathology)Environmental scienceUrban climateVegetation coverUrban planningClimatologyClimate changeGeographyPhysical geographyUrban areaUrban climatologyIntensity (physics)Saturation (graph theory)Remote sensingMetropolitan areaGlobal warmingLand coverVulnerability (computing)Urban expansionUrban Heat Island MitigationLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesSmart Materials for Construction