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To quantify and overcome these biases, we present a method to retrieve time-continuous hemispherical radiometric urban Tsurf (Them, r) from broadband upwelling longwave radiation measured via pyrgeometer. By sampling the surface hemispherically, this measure is postulated to be more representative of the complex, three-dimensional structure of the urban surface than those from traditional remote sensors that usually have a narrow nadir or oblique viewing angle. The method uses a sensor view model in conjunction with a radiative transfer code to correct for atmospheric effects in three-dimensions using in situ profiles of air temperature and humidity along with information about surface structure. A practical parameterization is also included. Using the method, an eight-month climatology of Them, r is retrieved for Basel, Switzerland. Results show the importance of a robust, geometrically representative atmospheric correction routine to remove confounding atmospheric effects and to foster inter-site, inter-method, and inter-instrument comparison. In addition, over a month-long summertime intensive observation period, Them, r was compared to Tsurf retrieved from nadir (Tplan) and complete (Tcomp) perspectives of the surface. Large differences were observed between Tcomp, Them, r, and Tplan, with differences between Tplan and Tcomp of up to 8 K under clear-sky viewing conditions, which are the cases when satellite-based observations are available. In general, Them, r provides a better approximation to Tcomp than Tplan, particularly under clear-sky conditions. The magnitude of differences in remote sensed Tsurf based on sensor-surface-sun geometry varies significantly based on time of day and synoptic conditions and prompts further investigation of methodological and instrument bias in remote sensed urban surface temperature records.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs10010003","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,21]],"date-time":"2017-12-21T12:16:14Z","timestamp":1513858574000},"page":"3","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":14,"title":["Time-Continuous Hemispherical Urban Surface Temperatures"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"10","author":[{"given":"Michael","family":"Allen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"James","family":"Voogt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Geography, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5C2, Canada"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andreas","family":"Christen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Chair of Environmental Meteorology, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, University of Freiburg, D-79085 Freiburg, Germany"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2017,12,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1699","DOI":"10.1080\/01431168908904002","article-title":"Satellite-derived urban heat islands from three coastal cities and the utilization of such data in urban climatology","volume":"10","author":"Roth","year":"1989","journal-title":"Int. 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