[null,null,[],[[["\u003cp\u003eThis dataset provides annual summertime surface urban heat island (SUHI) intensities for day and night globally at a 300m resolution.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eIt covers over 10,000 urban clusters from 2003 to 2018, derived from MODIS land surface temperature and other datasets.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eSUHI intensity is measured in degrees Celsius (°C) for both daytime and nighttime.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThe dataset is available as an image collection within Google Earth Engine and can be explored further using the Global Surface UHI Explorer web application.\u003c/p\u003e\n"],["\u003cp\u003eThis specific dataset focuses on summertime SUHI, but related datasets with wintertime and annual data are also available.\u003c/p\u003e\n"]]],[],null,["# YCEO Surface Urban Heat Islands: Pixel-Level Composites of Yearly Summertime Daytime and Nighttime Intensity\n\nDataset Availability\n: 2003-01-01T00:00:00Z--2018-12-31T00:00:00Z\n\nDataset Provider\n:\n\n\n [Yale Center for Earth Observation (YCEO)](https://yceo.yale.edu/research/global-surface-uhi-explorer)\n\nTags\n:\n[climate](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/climate) [uhi](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/uhi) [urban](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/urban) [yale](/earth-engine/datasets/tags/yale) \n\n#### Description\n\nThis dataset contains annual, summertime, and wintertime surface urban\nheat island (SUHI) intensities for day and night for over 10,000 urban clusters\nthroughout the world. The dataset was created using the MODIS 8-day TERRA and\nAQUA land surface temperature (LST) products, the Landscan urban extent\ndatabase, the Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010, and the\nEuropean Space Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) land cover data\nusing the Simplified Urban-Extent Algorithm. The product is available both at\nthe pixel level (at 300 m resolution after downscaling) and as urban cluster\nmeans from 2003 to 2018. The monthly composites are only available as urban\ncluster means.\n\nA summary of older versions,\nincluding changes from the dataset created and analyzed in the originally\npublished manuscript can be found on the\n[Yale Center for Earth Observation website](https://yceo.yale.edu/research/global-surface-uhi-explorer).\nThe dataset can also be explored using the [Global Surface UHI\nExplorer web application](https://yceo.users.earthengine.app/view/uhimap).\n\nThe dataset is split into the following six components:\n\n1. **UHI_all_averaged:** Image containing cluster-mean\n composite daytime and nighttime SUHI intensity for annual, summer,\n and winter.\n\n2. **UHI_monthly_averaged:** Image containing cluster-mean\n monthly composites of daytime and nighttime SUHI intensity.\n\n3. **UHI_yearly_averaged:** Image collection of cluster-mean\n yearly composites of daytime and nighttime SUHI intensity from 2003.\n to 2018.\n\n4. **UHI_yearly_pixel:** Image collection of spatially\n disaggregated (nominal scale of 300 m) annual daytime and nighttime\n SUHI intensity from 2003 to 2018.\n\n5. **Summer_UHI_yearly_pixel:** Image collection of spatially\n disaggregated (nominal scale of 300 m) summertime daytime and\n nighttime SUHI intensity from 2003 to 2018.\n\n6. **Winter_UHI_yearly_pixel:** Image collection of spatially\n disaggregated (nominal scale of 300 m) wintertime daytime and\n nighttime SUHI intensity from 2003 to 2018.\n\nThis asset is the fifth component.\n\n### Bands\n\n\n**Pixel Size**\n\n300 meters\n\n**Bands**\n\n| Name | Units | Pixel Size | Description |\n|-------------|-------|------------|---------------|\n| `Daytime` | °C | meters | Daytime UHI |\n| `Nighttime` | °C | meters | Nighttime UHI |\n\n### Terms of Use\n\n**Terms of Use**\n\n[CC-BY-4.0](https://spdx.org/licenses/CC-BY-4.0.html)\n\n### Citations\n\nCitations:\n\n- Chakraborty, T., \\& Lee, X. (2019). A simplified urban-extent algorithm\n to characterize surface urban heat islands on a global scale and examine\n vegetation control on their spatiotemporal variability. International\n Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation, 74, 269-280.\n [doi:10.1016/j.jag.2018.09.015](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2018.09.015)\n\n### Explore with Earth Engine\n\n| **Important:** Earth Engine is a platform for petabyte-scale scientific analysis and visualization of geospatial datasets, both for public benefit and for business and government users. Earth Engine is free to use for research, education, and nonprofit use. To get started, please [register for Earth Engine access.](https://console.cloud.google.com/earth-engine)\n\n### Code Editor (JavaScript)\n\n```javascript\nvar dataset = ee.ImageCollection('YALE/YCEO/UHI/Summer_UHI_yearly_pixel/v4');\n\nvar visualization = {\n bands: ['Daytime'],\n min: -1.5,\n max: 7.5,\n palette: [\n '313695', '74add1', 'fed976', 'feb24c', 'fd8d3c', 'fc4e2a', 'e31a1c',\n 'b10026']\n};\n\nMap.setCenter(-74.7, 40.6, 7);\n\nMap.addLayer(dataset, visualization, 'Daytime UHI');\n```\n[Open in Code Editor](https://code.earthengine.google.com/?scriptPath=Examples:Datasets/YALE/YALE_YCEO_UHI_Summer_UHI_yearly_pixel_v4) \n[YCEO Surface Urban Heat Islands: Pixel-Level Composites of Yearly Summertime Daytime and Nighttime Intensity](/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/YALE_YCEO_UHI_Summer_UHI_yearly_pixel_v4) \nThis dataset contains annual, summertime, and wintertime surface urban heat island (SUHI) intensities for day and night for over 10,000 urban clusters throughout the world. The dataset was created using the MODIS 8-day TERRA and AQUA land surface temperature (LST) products, the Landscan urban extent database, the Global Multi-resolution Terrain ... \nYALE/YCEO/UHI/Summer_UHI_yearly_pixel/v4, climate,uhi,urban,yale \n2003-01-01T00:00:00Z/2018-12-31T00:00:00Z \n-49.98 -180 69.7 180 \nGoogle Earth Engine \nhttps://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets\n\n- [](https://doi.org/https://yceo.yale.edu/research/global-surface-uhi-explorer)\n- [](https://doi.org/https://developers.google.com/earth-engine/datasets/catalog/YALE_YCEO_UHI_Summer_UHI_yearly_pixel_v4)"]]
