An Urban Heat Island Study of the Colombo Metropolitan Area, Sri Lanka, Based on Landsat Data (1997–2017)

One of the major impacts associated with unplanned rapid urban growth is the decrease of urban vegetation, which is often replaced with impervious surfaces such as buildings, parking lots, roads, and pavements. Consequently, as the percentage of impervious surfaces continues to increase at the expen...

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Autores principales: Manjula Ranagalage, Ronald C. Estoque, Yuji Murayama
Formato: Artículo
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Colección:ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
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Acceso en línea:http://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/6/7/189