Urbanization Effects on Vegetation and Surface Urban Heat Islands in China’s Yangtze River Basin

Urbanization Effects on Vegetation and Surface Urban Heat Islands in China’s Yangtze River Basin

In the context of rapid urbanization, systematic research about temporal trends of urbanization effects (UEs) on urban environment is needed. In this study, MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) land surface temperature (LST) data and enhanced vegetation index (EVI) data were used to...

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Main Authors: Rui Yao, Lunche Wang, Xuan Gui, Yukun Zheng, Haoming Zhang, Xin Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-05-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
surface urban heat island
vegetation
urbanization
temporal trend
Yangtze River Basin
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/9/6/540

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