The Heat is on in the Himalayas: Assessing Srinagar’s Urban Heat Island Effect

2019 ◽  
pp. 157-171
Author(s):  
Chandra Kant Pawe
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Urban Heat Island Effect ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Island Effect ◽  
Urban Heat

Impact of the urban heat island effect on the climate of the State of Qatar

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 400
Author(s):  
Mohammed Al Marzooqi ◽  
Hazrat Bilal ◽  
Rajesh Govindan ◽  
Krishna Kumar Kanikicharla ◽  
Tareq Al Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
The State ◽  
Urban Heat Island Effect ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Island Effect ◽  
Urban Heat

scholarly journals Patterns of Urban Heat Island Effect in Adelaide: A Mobile Traverse Experiment

2017 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 80
Author(s):  
Ehsan Sharifi ◽  
Ali Soltani
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Urban Heat Island ◽  
Urban Policy ◽  
Urban Heat Island Effect ◽  
Urban Structure ◽  
Heat Island ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Island Effect ◽  
Urban Rural ◽  
Urban Heat

Urban structure, hard surfaces and shortage of vegetation cause an artificial temperature increase in cities, known as the urban heat island effect. This paper determines the daily patterns of urban heat in Adelaide, Australia. The near-surface temperature profile of Adelaide was mapped in 60 journeys alongside a straight cross route connecting Adelaide Hills to the West Beach between 26 July and 15 August 2013. Results indicate that the most intense urban-rural temperature differences occurred during midnight in Adelaide. However, the afternoon urban heat had more temperature variation in the urban area. In the late afternoon, the near-surface urban heat fluctuates by 2°C within three kilometres and by 1.2°C in just one kilometer. Afternoon heat stress can vary based on space configurations and urban surface covers. Afternoon heat stress causes the highest heat load on urban dwellers. A better understanding of daily urban heat variations in cities assists urban policy making and public life management in the context of climate change.

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