Advances in Methodology of Urban Heat Island

One of the most well known forms of anthropogenic climate modification is the phenomenon of urban heating. The ambient temperatures of numerous urban centers have been determined to be several degrees higher than the ambient air temperature of surrounding rural areas. This phenomena is referred to as the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHI), and is studied in many of the largest cities around the world. The relationships are very complicated between the intensity of the urban heat island and various effects. In order to describe its spatial and temporal characters with pinpoint accuracy, temperature measurements are acquired using various monitoring systems such as meteorological station data; conventional ground measurement at fixed location; mobile traverses survey , remote sensing as well as simulation. Because every measurement method has its limitation, integrated detective methods are suggested to be used.

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