How factors of land use/land cover, building configuration, and adjacent heat sources and sinks explain Urban Heat Islands in Chicago

Agriculture & Biology

• heat island 100%
• land cover 79%
• land use 59%
• air temperature 55%
• heat 34%
• remote sensing 23%
• surface temperature 23%
• climatology 16%
• canopy 16%
• industrial sites 15%
• residential areas 13%
• canyons 13%
• suburban areas 12%
• rural areas 10%
• urban areas 10%
• summer 6%

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• heat source 67%
• land cover 49%
• air temperature 48%
• land use 40%
• surface temperature 16%
• canopy 16%
• waste heat 13%
• remote sensing 12%
• industrial site 12%
• suburban area 12%
• residential area 10%
• canyon 9%
• climatology 9%
• rural area 9%
• mitigation 7%
• urban area 7%
• summer 5%

Social Sciences

• heat 67%
• land use 60%
• air 41%
• time of day 11%
• residential area 10%
• event 9%
• urban area 7%
• rural area 7%