Abstract
The urban heat island (UHI) effect is one of the prominent impacts of urbanization that affects human health and energy consumption. As the data is limited and inconsistent, UHI comparative studies between UHIUCL and UHISurf on the seasonal scale are limited. The use of only daytime summer imagery reporting “Inverted UHI” undermines the holistic view of the phenomenon. Therefore, this study analyses the seasonal patterns for UHISurf and UHIUCL in three climate zones (Delhi, Pune, and Montreal). The three cities experience a high traditional night-time UHIUCL (Delhi 7°C, Pune 6°C, Montreal 1.89°C). Landsat captures a prominent daytime UHISurf (15°C) in Montreal with temperate climate and daytime inverted UHISurf (-4°C) for Delhi in summer. Seasonally, the night-time UHI is prominent in summer and monsoon for Delhi, summer and spring for Pune, and summer for Montreal. Due to UHI effect, the heatwaves can be more intense in semi-arid and tropical cities than temperate cities.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1 |
| Number of pages | 21 |
| Journal | International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01 Oct 2021 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- urban heat island
- Urbanization
- Heat affected zone
- Seasonality and trends
- climate zones
