Open AccessStatistical analysis describes urban heat island effect in Europe
Author(s) -
Balcerak Ernie
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1002/2014eo060010
Subject(s) - urban heat island , geography , land cover , statistical analysis , rural area , urban climate , economic geography , perspective (graphical) , physical geography , regional science , environmental science , land use , urbanization , meteorology , economic growth , civil engineering , political science , economics , statistics , mathematics , artificial intelligence , law , computer science , engineering
The urban heat island effect—in which urban areas are warmer than the surrounding rural areas—has been known for many decades. However, many previous studies have focused on individual cities or on a limited numbers of cities. To gain a broader regional perspective, Zhou et al . performed a statistical analysis of the urban heat island effect for all cities in Europe using land cover data and remotely sensed land surface temperature data.