Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature

The objectives of this chapter are to quantify the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on land surface temperature (LST) and to map the changes in the spatial and temporal distribution of LST. A transition matrix was used to determine LULC changes in a multi-temporal manner. LST was ret...

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Main Authors: Dewan, Ashraf, Corner, Robert
Other Authors: Ashraf Dewan
Format: Book Chapter
Published: Springer Geography 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21356
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description The objectives of this chapter are to quantify the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on land surface temperature (LST) and to map the changes in the spatial and temporal distribution of LST. A transition matrix was used to determine LULC changes in a multi-temporal manner. LST was retrieved using Landsat TIR data from 1990 to 2011, and statistical analyses were carried out to determine the relationship between LSTs and biophysical parameters. The results showed that the expansion of urban built-up surface over natural land cover such as floodplain and agricultural land has become conspicuous, significantly affecting the spatial and temporal distribution of surface temperature. Annual mean land surface temperature estimation revealed that urban built-up surface consistently has the highest ambient radiant temperature during the study period. A decrease in vegetation cover and subsequent increase in urban land cover were found to be associated with increased LST, suggesting an amplification of the UHI effect with time.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-213562023-02-08T04:00:19Z Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature Dewan, Ashraf Corner, Robert Ashraf Dewan Robert Corner Landsat TIR Land Surface Temperature Spatial and Temporal Distribution Biophysical parameters Land use/Land cover The objectives of this chapter are to quantify the impact of land use and land cover (LULC) changes on land surface temperature (LST) and to map the changes in the spatial and temporal distribution of LST. A transition matrix was used to determine LULC changes in a multi-temporal manner. LST was retrieved using Landsat TIR data from 1990 to 2011, and statistical analyses were carried out to determine the relationship between LSTs and biophysical parameters. The results showed that the expansion of urban built-up surface over natural land cover such as floodplain and agricultural land has become conspicuous, significantly affecting the spatial and temporal distribution of surface temperature. Annual mean land surface temperature estimation revealed that urban built-up surface consistently has the highest ambient radiant temperature during the study period. A decrease in vegetation cover and subsequent increase in urban land cover were found to be associated with increased LST, suggesting an amplification of the UHI effect with time. 2013 Book Chapter http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21356 10.1007/978-94-007-6735-5_12 Springer Geography restricted
spellingShingle Landsat TIR
Land Surface Temperature
Spatial and Temporal Distribution
Biophysical parameters
Land use/Land cover
Dewan, Ashraf
Corner, Robert
Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature
title Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature
title_full Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature
title_fullStr Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature
title_full_unstemmed Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature
title_short Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Urban Land Surface Temperature
title_sort impact of land use and land cover changes on urban land surface temperature
topic Landsat TIR
Land Surface Temperature
Spatial and Temporal Distribution
Biophysical parameters
Land use/Land cover
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/21356