Urban heat islands in China enhanced by haze pollution.
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SUBMITTER: Cao C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4996972 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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Urban heat islands in China enhanced by haze pollution.
Cao Chang C Lee Xuhui X Liu Shoudong S Schultz Natalie N Xiao Wei W Zhang Mi M Zhao Lei L
Nature communications 20160823
The urban heat island (UHI), the phenomenon of higher temperatures in urban land than the surrounding rural land, is commonly attributed to changes in biophysical properties of the land surface associated with urbanization. Here we provide evidence for a long-held hypothesis that the biogeochemical effect of urban aerosol or haze pollution is also a contributor to the UHI. Our results are based on satellite observations and urban climate model calculations. We find that a significant factor cont ...[more]
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