Urban heat island (UHI) effect causes tremendous ecological and environmental consequences. A better understanding of its spatial pattern and driving factors is highly required for designing effective mitigation strategies and adaptation measures. This study compared spatial patterns of surface UHI intensity (SUHII) and their driving factors between two agriculture-dominated regions (i.e., Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (BTH), China and Illinois–Indiana–Ohio (IIO), the USA) based on the MODIS land surface temperature dataset. The results showed that...
