A Methodology for Comparing the Surface Urban Heat Island in Selected Urban Agglomerations Around the World from Sentinel-3 SLSTR Data

Retrieval of land surface temperature (LST) from satellite data allows to estimate the surface urban heat island (SUHI) as the difference between the LST obtained in the urban area and the LST of its surroundings. However, this definition depends on the selection of the urban and surroundings refere...

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Main Authors: José Antonio Sobrino, Itziar Irakulis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/12/2052