Local climate zones in five southern European cities: an improved GIS-based classification method based on Copernicus data

While climate change projections for the Mediterranean region indicate an increased exposure to heatwaves (HW), such prospects are particularly challenging in urban areas, where thermal stress can be exacerbated by the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. In that regard, understanding spatial patterns of...

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Main Author: Oliveira, Ana (author)
Other Authors: Lopes, António (author), Niza, Samuel (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2020
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10451/45467
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ul.pt:10451/45467