Shengbiao Wu

Sep 1, 2024 | nature.com | Shengbiao Wu |Bin Lin Chen |Chen Lin

AbstractSunlight exposure in urban areas is essential for human health, yet its reduction due to cloud cover and complex 3D urban architecture is often overlooked. Here we introduce a framework that combines natural day length variations, cloud cover and 3D urban structures to assess sunlight duration in cities.

Jun 17, 2024 | nature.com | Shengbiao Wu |Chen Lin

AbstractThe ongoing war in Ukraine has seriously impacted the agricultural sector, yet its exact effects on agricultural production are not well understood. Here we combine satellite imagery, machine learning, and statistical regression approaches to present a spatially detailed assessment of agricultural losses for five high-risk provinces in eastern Ukraine (Crimea, Donets’k, Kherson, Luhans’k, and Zaporizhzhya).