Quantifying Long-Term Spatiotemporal Variation in and Drivers of the Surface Daytime Urban Heat Island Effect in Major Chinese Cities
Perspectives from Different Climate Zones
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22033752 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Minxue Zheng (Jiangsu University), Dianwei Zheng (Jiangsu University), Qiu Shen (0000-0001-5515-3125, Jiangsu University), Jia Feng (0009-0007-3747-4495, Jiangsu University, corresponding author), Feng Jia (0000-0001-6357-9644, Jiangsu University) |
| Year | 2025 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 239 |
| Publication date | 2025-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2220-9964 • E-ISSN: 2220-9964 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijgi14070239 |
| OpenAlex | W4411557320 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 63 |
The urban heat island (UHI) effect and its associated extreme weather events have adverse impacts on human environment-coupled systems. However, the spatiotemporal variations in the UHI effect, as well as potential influencing factors, across climate zones remain poorly understood. This study explored how climate zones influenced the spatiotemporal variation in, trends in, and drivers of summer daytime surface UHI intensity (SUHII) in 220 Chinese cities located in five climate zones from 2000 to 2020. SUHII was quantified using MODIS land surface temperature (LST) data and remote sensing-derived urban built-up area masks were used to quantify SUHII. The Mann–Kendall test was applied to detect long-term SUHII trends, while Pearson correlation and stepwise multiple regression analyses were performed to identify key climatic and geographic drivers across different climate zones. The results indicated summer daytime SUHII values of 1.75 °C ± 1.19 °C, 1.74 °C ± 0.81 °C, 2.37 °C ± 0.75 °C, 2.14 °C ± 1.00 °C, and 2.36 °C ± 0.91 °C for the middle temperate zone (MTZ), south temperate zone (STZ), north subtropical zone (NSZ), middle subtropical zone (MSZ), and south subtropical zone (SSZ), respectively. In most cities, the SUHII increased significantly over time (p
Atmospheric sciences · Climate change · Climatology · Daytime · Geography · Meteorology · Physical geography · Urban climate · Urban heat island · Urban planning · Environmental Science · Noise Effects and Management · Urban Green Space and Health · Urban Heat Island Mitigation · Ecology · Geology · Oceanography
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