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2026 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium
9 - 14 August 2026 • Washington, D.C.
WE3.R11: Decoding Urban Climate: Remote Sensing Insights into Energy Balance and Atmosphere
Wednesday, 12 August, 13:45 - 15:00
Location: Cabinet
Session Type: Oral
Session Chair: Sanjana Banasandra Krishne Gowda, Florida Atlantic University
Track: Community Contributed Themes
Wed, 12 Aug, 13:45 - 14:00

WE3.R11.1: UAV-BASED THERMAL MAPPING FOR INTRA-URBAN HEAT ISLAND CHARACTERIZATION IN A TROPICAL UNIVERSITY CAMPUS
Roland Dayrit, Jamella Villegas, Johnry Quillope, John Allen Tandoc, Jann Rovic Cueto, Mark Angelo Purio, Adamson University, Philippines
Wed, 12 Aug, 14:00 - 14:15

WE3.R11.2: Detecting Persistent Nighttime Urban Heat Traps Using Satellite-Derived Cooling Capacity: A Case Study of Phoenix
Sanjana Banasandra Krishne Gowda, Florida Atlantic University, United States
Wed, 12 Aug, 14:15 - 14:30

WE3.R11.3: Analyzing the Influence of Anthropogenic Heat on Groundwater Using Remote-Sensing and In Situ Data
Surya Deb Chakraborty, M. Sami Zitouni, University of Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Saeed Al Mansoori, Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre, United Arab Emirates; P Jagadeeswara Rao, Andhra University,, India; K.Mruthyunjaya Reddy, National Remote Sensing Centre, India
Wed, 12 Aug, 14:30 - 14:45

WE3.R11.4: CHOOSING SURFACE URBAN HEAT ISLAND INDICATORS IN TROPICAL CITIES : A SPATIO-TEMPORAL COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Basile Tschora, Jessica Bechet, Antoine Primerose, Université de Guyane, France