Quantifying the influence of land-use and surface characteristics on spatial variability in the urban heat island

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• metropolitan area 88%
• land surface 77%
• land use 59%
• vehicle 46%
• urban planning and development 46%
• shading 34%
• canyon 29%
• canopy 24%
• air temperature 23%
• human activity 23%
• urban area 22%
• road 21%
• city 16%
• air 16%
• method 13%
• test 11%
• temperature 11%
• effect 7%