Desert heat island study in winter by mobile transect and remote sensing techniques

• Main Authors: SUN, Chen-Yi, BRAZEL, Anthony J., CHOW, Winston T. L., HEDQUIST, Brent C., PRASHAD, Lela
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2009
• Subjects: Environmental Sciences
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soss_research/3066; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/soss_research/article/4323/viewcontent/finalpaper.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

A familiar problem in urban environments is the urban heat island (UHI), which potentially increases air conditioning demands, raise pollution levels, and could modify precipitation patterns. The magnitude and pattern of UHI effects have been major concerns of a lot of urban environment studies. Typ...