Understanding the Impact of Urbanization on Surface Urban Heat Islands—A Longitudinal Analysis of the Oasis Effect in Subtropical Desert Cities

Understanding the Impact of Urbanization on Surface Urban Heat Islands—A Longitudinal Analysis of the Oasis Effect in Subtropical Desert Cities

We quantified the spatio-temporal patterns of land cover/land use (LCLU) change to document and evaluate the daytime surface urban heat island (SUHI) for five hot subtropical desert cities (Beer Sheva, Israel; Hotan, China; Jodhpur, India; Kharga, Egypt; and Las Vegas, NV, USA). Sequential Landsat i...

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Main Authors: Chao Fan, Soe W. Myint, Shai Kaplan, Ariane Middel, Baojuan Zheng, Atiqur Rahman, Huei-Ping Huang, Anthony Brazel, Dan G. Blumberg
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
surface urban heat island
oasis effect
subtropical desert cities
remote sensing
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/7/672

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