ArticleEnvironmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)2021
The impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on surface urban heat island changes and air-quality improvements across 21 major cities in the Middle East.
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- The Curious Relationship Between COVID-19 Lockdowns and Urban Heat Islands.Geophysical research letters · 2022Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 lockdown and recovery on People's mobility and air quality in the United Arab Emirates using satellite and ground observations.Remote sensing applications : society and environment · 2022Article
- Depression, Anxiety, Stress, and Their Associations With Quality of Life in a Nationwide Sample of Psychiatrists in China During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Effects of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollutant Levels and Associated Reductions in Ischemic Stroke Incidence in Shandong Province, China.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- The case of Tehran's urban heat island, Iran: Impacts of urban 'lockdown' associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.Sustainable cities and society · 2021Article
- Impact of COVID-19 induced lockdown on land surface temperature, aerosol, and urban heat in Europe and North America.Sustainable cities and society · 2021Article
- Environmental spatial heterogeneity of the impacts of COVID-19 on the top-20 metropolitan cities of Asia-Pacific.Scientific reports · 2021Article
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Abstract
This study investigates changes in air quality conditions during the restricted COVID-19 lockdown period in 2020 across 21 metropolitan areas in the Middle East and how these relate to surface urban heat island (SUHI) characteristics. Based on satellite observations of atmospheric gases from Sentinel-5, results indicate significant reductions in the levels of atmospheric pollutants, particularly nitrogen dioxide (NO
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