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URBANFLUXES - URBan ANthropogenic heat FLUX from Earth observation Satellites

Research Project
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01.01.2015
 - 31.12.2017

The main goal of the proposed project URBANFLUXES (URBan ANthrpogenic heat FLUX from Earth observation Satellites) is to investigate the potential of Earth Observation (EO) to retrieve anthropogenic heat fluxes. The main research question addresses whether EO is able to provide reliable estimates of anthropogenic heat flux spatiotemporal distribution, at local and city scales. URBANFLUXES will investigate the potential of EO to retrieve the anthropogenic heat flux, as a key component in the urban energy budget and by developing a method capable of deriving it from space. The objective is to develop a method that could be used operationally in the near future, when observations with adequate temporal resolution become available. URBANFLUXES EO-based approach will be easily transferable to any urban area and capable of providing anthropogenic heat flux benchmark data for different applications, including climate models to assess the implication of the anthropogenic heat on the Earth system; building energy models to characterize buildings-to-atmosphere/soil/water heat exchange pathways; and decision support systems for urban sustainable planning and mapping of emissions related to energy consumption. URBANFLUXES is therefore expected to prepare the ground for further innovative exploitation of European space data in scientific activities (Earth system modelling and climate change studies in cities) and future and emerging applications (sustainable urban planning) by exploiting the improved data quality, coverage and revisit times of the Copernicus Sentinels data. The Copernicus observations have the potential to reveal novel scientific insights, related to monitoring the anthropogenic heat flux in cities, at both local and regional scales, generating new EO opportunities. The URBANFLUXES products will therefore support both sustainable planning strategies to improve the quality of life in cities and Earth system models to provide more robust climate simulations.

Funding

URBANFLUXES - URBan ANthropogenic heat FLUX from Earth observation Satellites

Horizon 2020 (GrantsTool), 01.2015-12.2017 (36)
PI : Parlow, Eberhard.
CI : Vogt, Roland.

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Chrysoulakis, N. et al. (2018) ‘Urban energy exchanges monitoring from space’, Scientific reports, 8(1), p. 11498. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29873-x.

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Feigenwinter, Christian et al. (2018) ‘Spatial Distribution of Sensible and Latent Heat Flux in the City of Basel (Switzerland)’, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensingnd Remote Sensing, 11(8), pp. 2717–2723. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/jstars.2018.2807815.

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Krauser, Helena, Feigenwinter, Christian and Wicki, Andreas (2018) ‘Tropennächte - Forscher belegen: Darum schwitzen die Basler in Sommernächten stärker’, bz basel, 1 January, p. 1. Available at: https://www.bzbasel.ch/basel/basel-stadt/forscher-belegen-darum-schwitzen-die-basler-in-sommernaechten-staerker-132960369.

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Landier, L. et al. (2018) ‘Calibration of urban canopies albedo and 3D shortwave radiative budget using remote-sensing data and the DART model’, European Journal of Remote Sensing, 51(1), pp. 739–753. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1080/22797254.2018.1462102.

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Al Bitar, A. et al. (2017) ‘Assessing Urban Canopies 3D Radiative and Energy Budgets with Remote Sensing and DART Model’. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ): Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/jurse.2017.7924595.

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Chrysoulakis, N. et al. (2017) ‘Anthropogenic Heat Flux Estimation from Space: Results of the second phase of the URBANFLUXES Project’. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ): Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/jurse.2017.7924591.

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Feigenwinter, C. et al. (2017) ‘Spatial Distribution of Sensible and Latent Heat Flux in the URBANFLUXES case study city Basel (Switzerland)’. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ): Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/jurse.2017.7924594.

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Mitraka, Z. et al. (2017) ‘Towards discriminating between zones with different thermal behaviour in cities’. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ): Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers ( IEEE ). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1109/jurse.2017.7924593.

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Wicki, Andreas and Parlow, Eberhard (2017) ‘Multiple Regression Analysis for Unmixing of Surface Temperature Data in an Urban Environment’, Remote Sensing, 9(7), p. 684. Available at: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9070684.

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Wicki, Andreas and Parlow, Eberhard (2017) ‘Attribution of local climate zones using a multitemporal land use/land cover classification scheme’, Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 11, p. 026001. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1117/1.jrs.11.026001.

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Chrysoulakis, Nektarios et al. (2016) ‘Anthropogenic Heat Flux Estimation from Space: Results of the first phase of the URBANFLUXES Project’, in Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments. Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers: Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (Remote Sensing Technologies and Applications in Urban Environments). Available at: https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2239411.

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Landier, L. et al. (2016) ‘Remote Sensing Studies of Urban Canopies: 3D Radiative Transfer Modeling’, in Ergen, Mustafa (ed.) Sustainable Urbanization. InTechOpen (Environmental Sciences), p. 23. Available at: https://doi.org/10.5772/63887.

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Triantakonstantis, D. et al. (2015) ‘Online Εvaluation of Earth Observation Derived Indicators for Urban Planning and Management’, Urban Planning and Design Research, 3, pp. 17–33. Available at: https://doi.org/10.14355/updr.2015.03.003.

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Members (3)

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Eberhard Parlow

Principal Investigator
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Christian Feigenwinter

Co-Investigator
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Roland Vogt

Co-Investigator