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  <dc:creator>George Z. Xian</dc:creator>
  <dc:date>2021</dc:date>
  <dc:description>&lt;p&gt;Landsat surface temperature and land cover products have been used to estimate surface temperatures in urban and surrounding nonurban areas and to quantify urban heat island intensity. Understanding the intensity and long-term temporal trends of urban heat islands enables the heat-related health challenges associated with heat waves to be monitored and the effects for human health and ecosystems to be better understood.&lt;/p&gt;</dc:description>
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  <dc:identifier>10.3133/fs20213031</dc:identifier>
  <dc:language>en</dc:language>
  <dc:publisher>U.S. Geological Survey</dc:publisher>
  <dc:title>Monitoring and assessing urban heat island variations and effects in the United States</dc:title>
  <dc:type>reports</dc:type>
</oai_dc:dc>