How Are Land-Use/Land-Cover Indices and Daytime and Nighttime Land Surface Temperatures Related in Eleven Urban Centres in Different Global Climatic Zones?

Improving the urban thermal environment can enhance humans’ well-being. Nevertheless, it was not clear which land-use/land-cover (LU/LC) indices were optimal for explaining land surface temperatures (LSTs) and how they affected LSTs in cities in different climatic zones, especially during the nightt...

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Main Authors: Yuanzheng Li, Zezhi Zhao, Yashu Xin, Ao Xu, Shuyan Xie, Yi Yan, Lan Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Land
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-445X/11/8/1312