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D-Index
48
Citations
11795
World Ranking
5436
National Ranking
1988

Research.com Recognitions

  • 1996 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Anthony J. Brazel is affiliated with Arizona State University in the United States and conducts research primarily within the field of Environmental Science. Their work focuses on several subfields, including Environmental Engineering, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Global and Planetary Change, Building and Construction, and Atmospheric Science.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as Urban Heat Island Mitigation, Urban Green Space and Health, Building Energy and Comfort Optimization, Land Use and Ecosystem Services, Climate Change and Health Impacts, Wind and Air Flow Studies, and Atmospheric Chemistry and Aerosols.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by Brazel include:

  • "Validation of seasonal mean radiant temperature simulations in hot arid urban climates," 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • "Between aspiration and actuality: A systematic review of morphological heat mitigation strategies in hot urban deserts," 2020, Urban Climate
  • "Mitigation of Urban Heat Island Effects through 'Green Infrastructure': Integrated Design of Constructed Wetlands and Neighborhood Development," 2020, Urban Science
  • "Cooling Effects and Human Comfort of Constructed Wetlands in Desert Cities: A Case Study of Avondale, Arizona," 2024, Sustainability
  • "Diurnal and seasonal dynamics of the canopy-layer urban heat island of Kuwait," 2024, International Journal of Climatology

Frequent collaborators in Brazel's research include Melissa Wagner, Victor Ruiz-Aviles, Jonathan Davis, David Pijawka, and Saud AlKhaled.

The scientist's publications have appeared in various journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Urban Science, Urban Climate, Sustainability, and the International Journal of Climatology.

In recognition of their contributions to science, Brazel was awarded the title of Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 1996.

Best Publications

  • Per-pixel vs. object-based classification of urban land cover extraction using high spatial resolution imagery

    Soe W. Myint;Patricia Gober;Anthony Brazel;Susanne Grossman-Clarke;Susanne Grossman-Clarke

  • Neighborhood microclimates and vulnerability to heat stress

    Sharon L. Harlan;Anthony J. Brazel;Lela Prashad;William L. Stefanov

  • Impact of urban form and design on mid-afternoon microclimate in Phoenix Local Climate Zones

    Ariane Middel;Kathrin Häb;Anthony J. Brazel;Chris A. Martin

  • Urban bioacoustics: it's not just noise

    Paige S. Warren;Paige S. Warren;Madhusudan Katti;Michael Ermann;Anthony Brazel

  • Regional relationships between surface temperature, vegetation, and human settlement in a rapidly urbanizing ecosystem

    G. Darrel Jenerette;G. Darrel Jenerette;G. Darrel Jenerette;Sharon L. Harlan;Anthony Brazel;Nancy Jones

  • The Tale of Two Climates: Baltimore and Phoenix Urban LTER Sites

    Anthony Brazel;Nancy Selover;Russell Vose;Gordon Heisler

  • Urbanization and warming of Phoenix (Arizona, USA): Impacts, feedbacks and mitigation

    Lawrence A. Baker;Anthony J. Brazel;Nancy Selover;Chris Martin

  • Observing and modeling the nocturnal park cool island of an arid city: horizontal and vertical impacts

    Winston T. L. Chow;Ronald L. Pope;Chris A. Martin;Anthony J. Brazel

  • Household water consumption in an arid city: affluence, affordance, and attitudes.

    Sharon L. Harlan;Scott Thomas Yabiku;Larissa Larsen;Anthony Brazel

  • Remote sensing of the surface urban heat island and land architecture in Phoenix, Arizona: Combined effects of land composition and configuration and cadastral-demographic-economic factors

    Xiaoxiao Li;Wenwen Li;Ariane Middel;Sharon L. Harlan

  • The Role of Rural Variability in Urban Heat Island Determination for Phoenix, Arizona

    Timothy W. Hawkins;Anthony J. Brazel;William L. Stefanov;Wendy Bigler

  • Using Watered Landscapes to Manipulate Urban Heat Island Effects: How Much Water Will It Take to Cool Phoenix?

    Patricia Gober;Anthony Brazel;Ray Quay;Soe Myint

  • Assessing xeriscaping as a sustainable heat island mitigation approach for a desert city

    Winston T.L. Chow;Anthony J. Brazel

  • Rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations may increase streamflow

    S. B. Idso;A. J. Brazel

  • Determinants of changes in the regional urban heat island in metropolitan Phoenix (Arizona, USA) between 1990 and 2004

    Anthony Brazel;Patricia Gober;Seung Jae Lee;Susanne Grossman-Clarke

  • Urban Heat Island Research in Phoenix, Arizona: Theoretical Contributions and Policy Applications

    Winston T. L. Chow;Dean Brennan;Anthony J. Brazel

  • The impact of distinct anthropogenic and vegetation features on urban warming

    Soe W. Myint;Elizabeth A. Wentz;Anthony J. Brazel;Dale A. Quattrochi

  • In the Shade of Affluence: The Inequitable Distribution of the Urban Heat Island

    Sharon L. Harlan;Anthony J. Brazel;G. Darrel Jenerette;Nancy S. Jones

  • Creating the park cool island in an inner-city neighborhood: Heat mitigation strategy for Phoenix, AZ

    Juan Declet-Barreto;Anthony J. Brazel;Chris A. Martin;Winston T. L. Chow

  • The relationship of weather types to dust storm generation in Arizona (1965–1980)

    A. J. Brazel;W. G. Nickling

Frequent Co-Authors

John W. Day
John W. Day Louisiana State University
Edward A. Keller
Edward A. Keller University of California, Santa Barbara
Kenneth Gregory
Kenneth Gregory University of Southampton
Ariane Middel
Ariane Middel Arizona State University
Soe W. Myint
Soe W. Myint Arizona State University
Patricia Gober
Patricia Gober Arizona State University
Sherwood B. Idso
Sherwood B. Idso Agricultural Research Service
Billie Turner
Billie Turner Arizona State University
G. Darrel Jenerette
G. Darrel Jenerette University of California, Riverside
William G. Nickling
William G. Nickling University of Guelph

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