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Surface warming in global cities is substantially more rapid than in rural background areas

Authors :
Zihan Liu
Wenfeng Zhan
Benjamin Bechtel
James Voogt
Jiameng Lai
Tirthankar Chakraborty
Zhi-Hua Wang
Manchun Li
Fan Huang
Xuhui Lee
Source :
Communications Earth & Environment, Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2022)
Publication Year :
2022
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2022.

Abstract

The rate of surface warming in cities exceeds that in rural areas, but urban greening can partly offset enhanced urban warming that is driven by climate change and urban expansion, according to an analysis of satellite land surface temperature data in 2000 city clusters between 2002 and 2021.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
26624435
Volume :
3
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Earth & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.0a28e2b133644c7b6195a98644a4a75
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00539-x