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IncreasedUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) thermal discomfort is a byproduct of urbanizationUrbanization and expansion of impervious surfacesImpervious surfaces. Urban Heat IslandsUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) (UHIs) have been the core topic of many researchers in the past few decades. Several studies have used remote sensingRemote sensing data to understand the formation and expansion of UHIsUrban Heat Islands (UHIs). Land surface temperatureLand-surface temperature (LST) measurements have been used as a proxy in the majority of the UHI studies using remote sensingRemote sensing. Several satellite sensors have been launched since the 1960s and those having thermal wavelengths (3 μm–14 μm) have been used for estimating LSTsLand-surface temperature in general and urban climatology in particular. This chapter discussed various satellites and sensors that have helped the scientific community in advancing the study of UHIsUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) globally.

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Technologies and Instruments: Satellites and Sensors for Urban Heat Island Research

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    2026年

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  • Bijeesh Kozhikkodan Veettil,
  • Bhumika Das

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IncreasedUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) thermal discomfort is a byproduct of urbanizationUrbanization and expansion of impervious surfacesImpervious surfaces. Urban Heat IslandsUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) (UHIs) have been the core topic of many researchers in the past few decades. Several studies have used remote sensingRemote sensing data to understand the formation and expansion of UHIsUrban Heat Islands (UHIs). Land surface temperatureLand-surface temperature (LST) measurements have been used as a proxy in the majority of the UHI studies using remote sensingRemote sensing. Several satellite sensors have been launched since the 1960s and those having thermal wavelengths (3 μm–14 μm) have been used for estimating LSTsLand-surface temperature in general and urban climatology in particular. This chapter discussed various satellites and sensors that have helped the scientific community in advancing the study of UHIsUrban Heat Islands (UHIs) globally.