Assessing Surface Urban Heat Island Related to Land Use/Land Cover Composition and Pattern in the Temperate Mountain Valley City of Kathmandu, Nepal

Rapid urban growth has coincided with a substantial change in the environment, including vegetation, soil, and urban climate. The surface urban heat island (UHI) is the temperature in the lowest layers of the urban atmosphere; it is critical to the surface’s energy balance and makes it possible to d...

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Main Authors: Siri Karunaratne, Darshana Athukorala, Yuji Murayama, Takehiro Morimoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/14/16/4047