arXiv:2608.23857v1 Announce Type: new
Abstract: Urban heat islands (UHIs) are intensifying under climate change, exacerbating thermal exposure risks. Their two primary observations, land surface temp...
By Wanyun Ling, Chenxi Liu, Yi Xie, Aopu Xu, Zhuoqi Zeng, Ziyue Li
arXiv:2608. 12271v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Global weather reanalyses and forecasts resolve the evolving atmospheric state on coarse grids, but site-specific applications require predictions at arbitrary locations where near-surface conditions also depend on unresolved terrain and land-surface properties.
By Pedro Sousa (Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge), Will Tebbutt (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge), Sadiq Jaffer (Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge), Robin Young (Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge), Anil Madhavapeddy (Department of Computer Science, University of Cambridge), Richard E. Turner (Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge)
arXiv:2509. 04991v2 Announce Type: replace-cross Abstract: Land surface temperature (LST) is a fundamental physical variable in land-atmosphere interactions, surface energy budgets, and climate processes.
By Tian Xie, Menghui Jiang, Chao Zeng, Huifang Li, Guanhao Zhang, Chan Li, Huanfeng Shen
arXiv:2512.12142v2 Announce Type: replace-cross
Abstract: The Greenland ice sheet is melting at an accelerated rate due to processes that are not fully understood and hard to measure. The distributio...
By Bj\"orn L\"utjens, Patrick Alexander, Raf Antwerpen, Til Widmann, Guido Cervone, Marco Tedesco
arXiv:2604. 22433v2 Announce Type: replace Abstract: Heat exposure connects the built environment and public health, directly shaping the livability and sustainability of urban areas.
By Yuan Wang, Shengao Yi, Xiaojiang Li, Pengyuan Liu, Zhiwei Yang, Ronita Bardhan, Rudi Stouffs
The paper introduces a multi‑sensor deep learning framework for mapping informal settlements in Córdoba, Argentina, using high‑resolution PlanetScope multispectral imagery, COSMO‑SkyMed SAR data, and medium‑resolution PRISMA hyperspectral observations. It compares SAR‑only, MS‑only, and various fusion strategies (early, middle, late) and finds that late fusion with hyperspectral data (LF+HS) delivers the best balance of classification accuracy and spatial precision. The study also demonstrates that detections outside official polygons align with broader municipal vulnerability layers and that identified settlements show higher surface temperatures during a heatwave, highlighting localized heat amplification.
By Luigi Russo, Anabella Ferral, Silvia Liberata Ullo, Paolo Gamba