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2026Nature CommunicationsHeat

Global patterns of urban heat shaped by climate and morphology

Lee, S., Yoo, C., Son, B., Cho, D., Im, J., & Chakraborty, T. C.

A global analysis of how urban morphology and climate jointly shape urban heat patterns.

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73062-8 Image slot included
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2026Environmental Science & TechnologyAir

Quantifying Multi-pollutant Co-exposure via Deep Learning-Based Simultaneous Prediction Using Geostationary Satellite Data

Kang, E., Jung, S., Im, J., Choi, H., Hwang, S., Yoo, C., Marshall, J. D., Kim, D., Kim, J., & Kim, S.-M.

Deep learning framework for simultaneous air-pollutant prediction and co-exposure quantification.

DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.5c15772 Image slot included
Thumbnail for From Heat Maps to Cooling Actions: AI-Driven Citywide Hourly Mapping of Thermal Stress, Drivers, and Targeted Cooling
2026Sustainable Cities and SocietyHeat

From Heat Maps to Cooling Actions: AI-Driven Citywide Hourly Mapping of Thermal Stress, Drivers, and Targeted Cooling

Jia, S., Yoo, C., Ou, Y., Chen, G., & Zhao, Q.

AI-driven hourly mapping of urban thermal stress and targeted cooling actions.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2026.107275 Image slot included
Thumbnail for Mapping 10-m Industrial Lands across 1000+ Global Large Cities, 2017-2023
2025Scientific DataCarbon

Mapping 10-m Industrial Lands across 1000+ Global Large Cities, 2017-2023

Yoo, C., Zhou, Y., & Weng, Q.

A 10-m global dataset tracking industrial land use in more than 1,000 large cities.

DOI: 10.1038/s41597-025-04604-w Image slot included
Thumbnail for Global investigation of pedestrian-level cooling and energy-saving potentials of green and cool roofs in 43 megacities
2025Energy and BuildingsGreen

Global investigation of pedestrian-level cooling and energy-saving potentials of green and cool roofs in 43 megacities

Jia, S., Weng, Q., Yoo, C., & Voogt, J. A.

Quantifies pedestrian-level cooling and building energy-saving potential of roof strategies.

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2025Sustainable Cities and SocietyHeat

Irregular anisotropy in surface urban heat island footprint

Yang, X., Song, Y., Yoo, C., Ren, K., & Wu, P.

Analyzes directional patterns in surface urban heat island footprints.

DOI: 10.1016/j.scs.2025.106779 Image slot included
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2025International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and GeoinformationThermal

Improved hourly all-sky land surface temperature estimation: Incorporating the temporal variability of cloud-radiation interactions

Bae, D., Cho, D., Im, J., Yoo, C., Lee, Y., & Lee, S.

Improves all-sky hourly land surface temperature estimation using temporal cloud-radiation interactions.

DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2025.104468 Image slot included
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2025GIScience & Remote SensingMorphology

A 3-dimension urban growth analysis using local climate zone mapping

Chen, H., Yoo, C., & Lo, J. T. Y.

Uses local climate zone mapping to examine 3D urban growth patterns.

Thumbnail for Unequal impacts of urban industrial land expansion on economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions
2024Communications Earth & EnvironmentCarbon

Unequal impacts of urban industrial land expansion on economic growth and carbon dioxide emissions

Yoo, C., Xiao, H., Zhong, Q.-W., & Weng, Q.

Assesses unequal impacts of industrial land expansion on growth and CO₂ emissions.

DOI: 10.1038/s43247-024-01375-x Image slot included
Thumbnail for An explainable AI framework for spatiotemporal risk factor analysis in public health: a case study of cardiovascular mortality in South Korea
2024GIScience & Remote SensingHealth

An explainable AI framework for spatiotemporal risk factor analysis in public health: a case study of cardiovascular mortality in South Korea

Kang, E., Cho, D., Lee, S., Im, J., Lee, D., & Yoo, C.

Develops explainable AI for analyzing spatiotemporal public-health risk factors.

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2024npj Urban SustainabilityGreen

Building energy savings by green roofs and cool roofs in current and future climates

Jia, S., Weng, Q., Yoo, C., Xiao, H., & Zhong, Q.

Evaluates roof-based mitigation strategies under current and future climate conditions.

DOI: 10.1038/s42949-024-00159-8 Image slot included
Thumbnail for Diurnal urban heat risk assessment using extreme air temperatures and real-time population data in Seoul
2023iScienceHeat

Diurnal urban heat risk assessment using extreme air temperatures and real-time population data in Seoul

Yoo, C., Im, J., Weng, Q., Cho, D., Kang, E., & Shin, Y.

Combines hazard and real-time population data to assess daytime and nighttime heat risk.

DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.108123 Image slot included
Thumbnail for Comparison between convolutional neural networks and random forest for local climate zone classification in mega urban areas using Landsat images
2019ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote SensingMorphology

Comparison between convolutional neural networks and random forest for local climate zone classification in mega urban areas using Landsat images

Yoo, C., Han, D., Im, J., & Bechtel, B.

Compares CNNs and random forest for local climate zone classification with Landsat images.