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Guangzhou University: Guangzhou, Guangdong, CN

2019-01-18 to 2024-12-01 | Prof. (School of Geographical Science and Remote Sensing)
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XU Yong

Chinese University of Hong Kong: New Territories, HK

2014-08-01 to 2017-12-31 | Dr. (Institute of Future Cities (IOFC))
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XU Yong

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Chinese University of Hong Kong: New Territories, HK

2008-08-01 to 2011-12-30 | Dr. (Deparment of Geography and Resource Management)
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Impacts of two-dimensional and three-dimensional urban morphology on urban thermal environments in high-density cities: A case study of Hong Kong

Building and Environment
2024-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2024.111249
Contributors: Yong Xu; Jinxin Yang; Yingsheng Zheng; Wenjie Li
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Field-Effect Josephson Diode via Asymmetric Spin-Momentum Locking States

ArXiv
2023 | Journal article
WOSUID: PPRN:56801513
Contributors: Fu, Pei-Hao; Xu, Yong; Lee, Ching Hua; Yang, Shengyuan A.; Ang, Yee Sin; Liu, Jun-Feng
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Impacts of urban morphology on sensible heat flux and net radiation exchange

Urban Climate
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.UCLIM.2023.101588
WOSUID: WOS:001035721000001
Contributors: Yang, Jinxin; Wu, Zhifeng; Menenti, Massimo; Wong, Man Sing; Xie, Yanhua; Zhu, Rui; Abbas, Sawaid; Xu, Yong
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Mapping local climate zones for cities: A large review

Remote Sensing of Environment
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.RSE.2023.113573
WOSUID: WOS:000984631700001
Contributors: Huang, Fan; Jiang, Sida; Zhan, Wenfeng; Bechtel, Benjamin; Liu, Zihan; Demuzere, Matthias; Huang, Yuan; Xu, Yong; Ma, Lei; Xia, Wanjun et al.
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Modeling urban canopy air temperature at city-block scale based on urban 3D morphology parameters– A study in Tianjin, North China

Building and Environment
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110000
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2-s2.0-85146268922

Part of ISSN: 03601323
Contributors: Li, X.; Yang, B.; Liang, F.; Zhang, H.; Xu, Y.; Dong, Z.
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Modelling Impact of High-Rise, High-Density Built Environment on COVID-19 Risks: Empirical Results from a Case Study of Two Chinese Cities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20021422
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2-s2.0-85146631488

Part of ISSN: 16604601 16617827
Contributors: Xu, Y.; Guo, C.; Yang, J.; Yuan, Z.; Ho, H.C.
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Seasonal Cooling Effect of Vegetation and Albedo Applied to the LCZ Classification of Three Chinese Megacities

Remote Sensing
2023 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/RS15235478
WOSUID: WOS:001116612400001
Contributors: Luo, Yifan; Yang, Jinxin; Shi, Qian; Xu, Yong; Menenti, Massimo; Wong, Man Sing
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Mapping the spatial distribution of nocturnal urban heat island based on Local Climate Zone framework

Building and Environment
2023-04 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2023.110197
Contributors: Yingsheng Zheng; Chao Ren; Yuan Shi; Steve H.L. Yim; Derrick Y.F. Lai; Yong Xu; Can Fang; Wenjie Li
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Characterizing the thermal effects of vegetation on urban surface temperature

Urban Climate
2022 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101204
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2-s2.0-85131838518

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Yang, J.; Shi, Q.; Menenti, M.; Xie, Y.; Wu, Z.; Xu, Y.; Abbas, S.
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Detecting the sinks and sources of transportation energy consumption and its forces driving at multiple spatiotemporal scales using trajectory data

Applied Geography
2022-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2022.102807
Contributors: Zheng Cao; Guanhua Guo; Yong Xu; Zhifeng Wu; Weiqi Zhou
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Assessing the impact of urban geometry on surface urban heat island using complete and nadir temperatures

International Journal of Climatology
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/joc.6919
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2-s2.0-85096769730

Part of ISSN: 10970088 08998418
Contributors: Yang, J.; Menenti, M.; Wu, Z.; Wong, M.S.; Abbas, S.; Xu, Y.; Shi, Q.
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Facilitating urban climate forecasts in rapidly urbanizing regions with land-use change modeling

Urban Climate
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100806
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2-s2.0-85101781973

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Huang, K.; Leng, J.; Xu, Y.; Li, X.; Cai, M.; Wang, R.; Ren, C.
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Impact of Urban Agglomeration and Physical and Socioeconomic Factors on Surface Urban Heat Islands in the Pearl River Delta Region, China

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2021.3108456
Contributors: Zhifeng Wu; Yong Xu; Zheng Cao; Jinxin Yang; Hong Zhu
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Observed inequality in urban greenspace exposure in China

Environment International
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2021.106778
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2-s2.0-85111831702

Part of ISSN: 18736750 01604120
Contributors: Song, Y.; Chen, B.; Ho, H.C.; Kwan, M.-P.; Liu, D.; Wang, F.; Wang, J.; Cai, J.; Li, X.; Xu, Y. et al.
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Observing the impact of urban morphology and building geometry on thermal environment by high spatial resolution thermal images

Urban Climate
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100937
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2-s2.0-85111173192

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Yang, J.; Shi, Q.; Menenti, M.; Wong, M.S.; Wu, Z.; Zhao, Q.; Abbas, S.; Xu, Y.
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Spatial analysis of public residential housing's electricity consumption in relation to urban landscape and building characteristics: A case study in Singapore

Energy and Environment
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1177/0958305X211056031
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2-s2.0-85119474108

Part of ISSN: 20484070 0958305X
Contributors: Neo, H.Y.R.; Wong, N.H.; Ignatius, M.; Yuan, C.; Xu, Y.; Cao, K.
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Urban heat islands in Hong Kong: Bonding with atmospheric stability

Atmospheric Science Letters
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1002/asl.1032
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2-s2.0-85101447427

Part of ISSN: 1530261X
Contributors: Wang, W.; Chen, B.; Xu, Y.; Zhou, W.; Wang, X.
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Urbanization contribution to human perceived temperature changes in major urban agglomerations of China

Urban Climate
2021 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2021.100910
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2-s2.0-85109600179

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Wang, P.; Luo, M.; Liao, W.; Xu, Y.; Wu, S.; Tong, X.; Tian, H.; Xu, F.; Han, Y.
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Population mapping in China with Tencent social user and remote sensing data

Applied Geography
2021-05 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102450
Part of ISSN: 0143-6228
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Pavement macrotexture determination using multi-view smartphone images

Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing
2020 | Journal article
DOI: 10.14358/PERS.86.10.643
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2-s2.0-85111940637

Part of ISSN: 00991112
Contributors: Tian, X.; Xu, Y.; Wei, F.; Gungor, O.; Li, Z.; Wang, C.; Li, S.; Shan, J.
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Investigating Future Urbanization’s Impact on Local Climate under Different Climate Change Scenarios in MEGA-urban Regions: A Case Study of the Pearl River Delta, China

Atmosphere
2020-07 | Journal article | Author
DOI: 10.3390/atmos11070771
Contributors: Pak Shing Yeung; Fung, Jimmy C H; Chao Ren; XU Yong; Kangning Huang; Jiye Leng; Michael Mau-Fong Wong
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Remote sensing of urban thermal environments within local climate zones: A case study of two high-density subtropical Chinese cities

Urban Climate
2020-03 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100568
Part of ISSN: 2212-0955
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Assessment of Local Climate Zone Classification Maps of Cities in China and Feasible Refinements

Scientific Reports
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-55444-9
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2-s2.0-85076492121

Part of ISSN: 20452322
Contributors: Ren, C.; Cai, M.; Li, X.; Zhang, L.; Wang, R.; Xu, Y.; Ng, E.
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Detecting multi-temporal land cover change and land surface temperature in Pearl River Delta by adopting local climate zone

Urban Climate
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2019.100455
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2-s2.0-85063330068

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Wang, R.; Cai, M.; Ren, C.; Bechtel, B.; Xu, Y.; Ng, E.
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Generating WUDAPT Level 0 data – Current status of production and evaluation

Urban Climate
2019 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2018.10.001
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2-s2.0-85056336989

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Bechtel, B.; Alexander, P.J.; Beck, C.; Böhner, J.; Brousse, O.; Ching, J.; Demuzere, M.; Fonte, C.; Gál, T.; Hidalgo, J. et al.
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GIS-based mapping of Local Climate Zone in the high-density city of Hong Kong

Urban Climate
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2017.05.008
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2-s2.0-85020774862

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Zheng, Y.; Ren, C.; Xu, Y.; Wang, R.; Ho, J.; Lau, K.; Ng, E.
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Improving satellite aerosol optical Depth-PM<sub>2.5</sub> correlations using land use regression with microscale geographic predictors in a high-density urban context

Atmospheric Environment
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2018.07.021
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2-s2.0-85049731445

Part of ISSN: 18732844 13522310
Contributors: Shi, Y.; Ho, H.C.; Xu, Y.; Ng, E.
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Investigating the relationship between local climate zone and land surface temperature using an improved WUDAPT methodology – A case study of Yangtze River Delta, China

Urban Climate
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2017.05.010
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2-s2.0-85020424440

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Cai, M.; Ren, C.; Xu, Y.; Lau, K.K.-L.; Wang, R.
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Large-eddy simulations of pedestrian-level ventilation for assessing a satellite-based approach to urban geometry generation

Graphical Models
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.gmod.2017.06.003
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2-s2.0-85020866825

Part of ISSN: 15240703
Contributors: Wang, W.; Xu, Y.; Ng, E.
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Mapping the local climate zones of urban areas by GIS-based and WUDAPT methods: A case study of Hong Kong

Urban Climate
2018 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2017.10.001
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2-s2.0-85030868508

Part of ISSN: 22120955
Contributors: Wang, R.; Ren, C.; Xu, Y.; Lau, K.K.-L.; Shi, Y.
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Evaluation of satellite-derived building height extraction by CFD simulations: A case study of neighborhood-scale ventilation in Hong Kong

Landscape and Urban Planning
2018-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.11.008
Contributors: Weiwen Wang; Yong Xu; Edward Ng; Siegfried Raasch
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A co-training approach to the classification of local climate zones with multi-source data

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8127175
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2-s2.0-85041860810
Contributors: Xu, Y.; Ma, F.; Meng, D.; Ren, C.; Leung, Y.
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Applying Wudapt product into the spatial-temporal analysis of land use change in the Pearl River delta region from 1988 to 2009

Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference: Design to Thrive, PLEA 2017
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85085958497
Contributors: Wang, R.; Ren, C.; Xu, Y.; Ng, E.
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Beyond the urban mask

2017 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, JURSE 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/JURSE.2017.7924557
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2-s2.0-85020209841
Contributors: Bechtel, B.; Conrad, O.; Tamminga, M.; Verdonck, M.L.; Van Coillie, F.; Tuia, D.; Demuzere, M.; See, L.; Lopes, P.; Fonte, C.C. et al.
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Investigating the relationship between Local Climate Zone and land surface temperature

2017 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, JURSE 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/JURSE.2017.7924622
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2-s2.0-85020172370
Contributors: Cai, M.; Ren, C.; Xu, Y.
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Investigating the relationship between local climate zone and land surface temperature - A case study in Shanghai

Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE)
2017 | Conference paper
WOSUID: WOS:000406006100088
Contributors: Cai, Meng; Ren, Chao; Xu, Yong
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Issues and challenges of remote sensing-based local climate zone mapping for high-density cities

2017 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event, JURSE 2017
2017 | Conference paper
DOI: 10.1109/JURSE.2017.7924558
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2-s2.0-85020164175
Contributors: Xu, Y.; Ren, C.; Cai, M.; Wang, R.
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Regulation of outdoor thermal comfort by trees in Hong Kong

Sustainable Cities and Society
2017 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2017.01.018
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2-s2.0-85014116799

Part of ISSN: 22106707
Contributors: Kong, L.; Lau, K.K.-L.; Yuan, C.; Chen, Y.; Xu, Y.; Ren, C.; Ng, E.
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Spatial analysis on intra-urban temperature variation under extreme hot weather by incorporating urban planning and environmental parameters: A pilot study from Hong Kong

Proceedings of 33rd PLEA International Conference: Design to Thrive, PLEA 2017
2017 | Conference paper
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2-s2.0-85065097536
Contributors: Cai, M.; Ren, C.; Lau, K.K.-L.; Xu, Y.
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Urban morphology detection and computation for urban climate research

Landscape and Urban Planning
2017-11 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2017.06.018
Contributors: Yong Xu; Chao Ren; Peifeng Ma; Justin Ho; Weiwen Wang; Kevin Ka-Lun Lau; Hui Lin; Edward Ng
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Classification of Local Climate Zones Using ASTER and Landsat Data for High-Density Cities

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2017-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/jstars.2017.2683484
Part of ISSN: 1939-1404
Part of ISSN: 2151-1535
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Learning-Based Sub-Pixel Change Detection Using Coarse Resolution Satellite Imagery

Remote Sensing
2017-07 | Journal article
DOI: 10.3390/rs9070709
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Local Climate Zone Study for Sustainable Megacities Development by Using Improved WUDAPT Methodology - A Case Study in Guangzhou

7TH GROUNDWATER SYMPOSIUM OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR HYDRO-ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING AND RESEARCH (IAHR)
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1016/J.PROENV.2016.09.017
WOSUID: WOS:000387507400016
Contributors: Cai, Meng; Ren, Chao; Xu, Yong; Dai, Wei; Wang, Xue Mei
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Urban heat islands in Hong Kong: statistical modeling and trend detection

Natural Hazards
2016 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1007/s11069-016-2353-6
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2-s2.0-84969795568

Part of ISSN: 15730840 0921030X
Contributors: Wang, W.; Zhou, W.; Ng, E.Y.Y.; Xu, Y.
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Fusion of WorldView-2 Stereo and Multitemporal TerraSAR-X Images for Building Height Extraction in Urban Areas

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
2015-08 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/lgrs.2015.2427738
Part of ISSN: 1545-598X
Part of ISSN: 1558-0571
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Spatial and Temporal Image Fusion via Regularized Spatial Unmixing

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
2015-06 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/lgrs.2015.2402644
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A Spatio–Temporal Pixel-Swapping Algorithm for Subpixel Land Cover Mapping

IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
2014-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/lgrs.2013.2268153
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Spatial and temporal classification of synthetic satellite imagery: land cover mapping and accuracy validation

Geo-spatial Information Science
2014-01-02 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/10095020.2014.881959
Part of ISSN: 1009-5020
Part of ISSN: 1993-5153
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Combining AHP with GIS in synthetic evaluation of environmental suitability for living in China's 35 major cities

International Journal of Geographical Information Science
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1080/13658816.2011.642800
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2-s2.0-84866680227

Part of ISSN: 13658816 13623087
Contributors: Xu, Y.; Sun, J.; Zhang, J.; Xu, Y.; Zhang, M.; Liao, X.
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Spatial and temporal variations of lower tropospheric methane during 2010-2011 in China

IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing
2012 | Journal article
DOI: 10.1109/JSTARS.2012.2195640
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2-s2.0-84869885636

Part of ISSN: 19391404 21511535
Contributors: Xu, Y.; Wang, J.; Sun, J.; Xu, Y.; Harris, W.
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