Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO) Surface Urban Heat Islands, Version 4, 2003-2018
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Originator: Chakraborty, T., and X. Lee
Publication Date: 20230907
Title: Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO) Surface Urban Heat Islands, Version 4, 2003-2018
Edition: 4.00
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Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/s5m5-zk14
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Originator: Chakraborty, T., and X. Lee
Publication Date: 20190201
Title: Simplified Urban-extent Algorithm to Characterize Surface Urban Heat Islands on a Global Scale and Examine Vegetation Control
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Series Name: International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation
Issue Identification: 74(2019): 269-280
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2018.09.015
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Abstract:
The Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO) Surface Urban Heat Islands, Version 4, 2003-2018 includes annual, summertime, and wintertime Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) intensities for daytime and nighttime for over 10,000 global urban extents. This global SUHI data set was created using the Simplified Urban-Extent (SUE) algorithm and is available at the pixel and urban cluster-levels (i.e. at the level of larger urban agglomerations). Monthly composites are also available as urban cluster means. A summary of older versions, including changes from the data set created and analyzed in the originally published manuscript (Chakraborty and Lee, 2019) can be found on the YCEO Global Surface UHI Explorer website (https://yceo.yale.edu/research/global-surface-uhi-explorer).
Purpose: To provide global estimates of the surface urban heat island intensity from monthly, seasonal, to annual scales for over 10,000 urban clusters developed using a simplified urban-extent algorithm.
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Beginning Date: 2003/01/01
Ending Date: 2018/12/31
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Theme Keyword: Climate
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Infrastructure
Theme Keyword: Remote Sensing
Theme Keyword: Sustainability
Theme Keyword: Urban
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Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > SURFACE THERMAL PROPERTIES > LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE
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Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
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Originator: Chakraborty, T., and X. Lee
Publication Date: 20230907
Title: Documentation for the Yale Center for Earth Observation Surface Urban Heat Islands, Version 4, 2003-2018
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Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/bb9y-9h12
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Beginning Date: 2023/09/07
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Metadata Date: 2021/11/11
Metadata Review Date: 2023/09/07
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Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10964
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