• Korean Journal of Remote Sensing
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• v.39 no.5_1
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• pp.481-493
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• 2023

In high-density urban areas, the urban heat island effect increases urban temperatures, leading to negative impacts such as worsened air pollution, increased cooling energy consumption, and increased greenhouse gas emissions. In urban environments where it is difficult to secure additional green spaces, rooftop greening is an efficient greenhouse gas reduction strategy. In this study, we not only analyzed the current status of the urban heat island effect but also utilized high-resolution satellite data and spatial information to estimate the available rooftop greening area within the study area. We evaluated the mitigation effect of the urban heat island phenomenon and carbon sequestration capacity through temperature predictions resulting from rooftop greening. To achieve this, we utilized WorldView-2 satellite data to classify land cover in the urban heat island areas of Busan city. We developed a prediction model for temperature changes before and after rooftop greening using machine learning techniques. To assess the degree of urban heat island mitigation due to changes in rooftop greening areas, we constructed a temperature change prediction model with temperature as the dependent variable using the random forest technique. In this process, we built a multiple regression model to derive high-resolution land surface temperatures for training data using Google Earth Engine, combining Landsat-8 and Sentinel-2 satellite data. Additionally, we evaluated carbon sequestration based on rooftop greening areas using a carbon absorption capacity per plant. The results of this study suggest that the developed satellite-based urban heat island assessment and temperature change prediction technology using Random Forest models can be applied to urban heat island-vulnerable areas with potential for expansion.

• Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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• v.48 no.5
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• pp.67-79
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• 2020

Plans to mitigate overheating in urban areas requires the identification of the characteristics of the thermal environment of the city. The key information is the distribution of higher and lower temperatures (referred to as "hotspot" or "coldspot", respectively) in the city. This study aims to identify the areas within Jeonju City that are suffering from increasing land surface temperatures (LST) and the factors linked to such this phenomenon. To identify the hot and cold spots, Local Moran's I and Getis-Ord Gi^* were calculated for the LST based on 2017 images taken using the thermal band of the Landsat 8 satellite. Hotspot analysis revealed that hotspot regions, (the areas with a high concentration of Land Surface Temperature) are located in the old town area and in industrial districts. To figure out the factors linked to the hotspots, a correlation analysis, and a regression analysis taking into account environmental covariates including Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and land cover. The values of NDVI showed that it had the strongest effect on the lowering LSTs. The results of this study are expected to provide directions for urban thermal environment designing and policy development to mitigate the urban heat island effect in the future.

• KSCE Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering Research
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.1033-1041
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• 2014

Rapid urbanization of Korea was an unprecedented example in the world and urban population increased significantly. As a result, unbalanced distribution of population is serious problem in Korea because approximately 50% of the population is concentrated in the capital area that is 10% of nation's territory, thereby occurring various urban problems including UHI. Hence, Sejong Special Autonomous City was inaugurated officially on 2 July 2012 in order to decentralize population of capital area and induce more balanced regional development. The Sejong City has been changed drastically over a period of years as developed practically since the late 2000's and is expected to have new problems of urbanization. The land cover change due to urbanization is the main cause of UHI that urban area is significantly warmer than its surrounding areas and UHI is not only affecting urban climate change but also natural environment. So the purpose of this research is to analyze level of urbanization and UHI effect and to provide the correlation analysis between Land Surface Temperature and spectral indices. To achieve this, satellite imagery from LANDSAT were used. NDVI, NDBI, and UI were calculated using red, near-infrared, mid-infrared ($0.63{\mu}m-1.75{\mu}m$) images and LST was retrieved utilizing thermal infrared ($10.4{\mu}m-12.5{\mu}m$) image. Based on each index and LST, Changes of NDVI, UI and UHI through TVI were analyzed in Sejong City. UHI effect increased around newly constructed multi-functional administrative city, the correlation between LST and NDVI was negative and UI was strong positive.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.04a
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• pp.183-184
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• 2000

도시화가 진행될수록 인구 집중과 고충 건물의 점유 증가를 초래하고 이로 인해 도심내 공장의 증가, 자동차의 폐열량 증가, 겨울철 연료와 여름철 냉방에 의한 에너지 사용량이 증가된다. 이때 방출된 열원으로 인해 도시 열섬의 강도는 커지게 된다. 단위면적에 대해 방출되는 열플럭스가 도시마다 큰 차이를 보이는데(Landsberg, 1981) 시드니 외곽부에 비해 도심내의 연간 에너지 사용량이 360배에 달한다는 것을 보였다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2000.11a
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• pp.379-381
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• 2000

도시의 기온은 지표면 피복상태의 변화와 도시내부의 에너지 사용의 증가에 의해서 주변의 교외지역과는 차이가 있다. 따라서 도시기후의 연구에 있어서 도시와 교외의 기온의 비교 연구는 도시기상의 기초가 되어 왔다(Howard, 1883, Lowry, 1969). 일반적으로 도시가 교외보다 기온이 높은 것으로 알려져 있고 기온이 높은 영역은 도심을 중심으로 나타나면서 도시열섬(Heat Island)으로 일컸는다. (중략)

• Journal of the Korean Solar Energy Society
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• v.36 no.3
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• pp.45-52
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• 2016

Remarkable air temperature increases in urban areas are known as heat island phenomenon. In this study, we analyzed the effects of renewable energy on the heat island phenomenon in urban area by numerical method. The results showed that the use of renewable energy reduces the building energy use in urban area and contributes the alleviation of the Urban Heat Island Effects.

• Proceedings of the Korea Air Pollution Research Association Conference
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• 2002.11a
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• pp.286-287
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• 2002

정부와 민간이 대단위 택지 개발사업을 추진하면서 그 지역의 기후조건 및 자연환경 등을 충분히 고려하지 못하고 획일적이고 평면적인 단지를 조성함으로써 대도시의 대단위 아파트 지역에서 여름철, 강한 일사량과 약한 풍속으로 인한 일시적인 역전현상 및 열섬효과로 인하여 주변지역에서 배출된 대기오염물질들의 확산을 저해하는 요인이 되고 있다. 또한 대단위 아파트 단지조성 시에 도로와 아파트 대형건물의 배치 등 기류이동을 고려하지 않고 건설하므로 주위의 오염물질이 풍향 및 풍속에 따라 단지 내에 정체하여 건물의 실내로 들어가 또 다른 실내오염을 야기 시키게 된다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korea Institute of Fire Science and Engineering Conference
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• 2010.10a
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• pp.33-36
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• 2010

현대 사회의 도시가 고밀도로 개발되면서 녹지공간의 축소로 인하여 이상기온 현상 즉 열섬현상이 발생하고 있다. 본 논문에서는 이상기온현상인 열섬현상의 해결방안 중 하나로 제시되고 있는 건축물의 옥상녹화시 건축물의 온도 저감효과가 건축물 화재의 발화원인 중 하나인 전기화재에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 한다.

• The Korea Beekeeping Bulletin
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• s.308
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• pp.41-42
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• 2006

• The Korea Beekeeping Bulletin
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• s.320
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• pp.29-29
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• 2007