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Analysis of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Shijiazhuang, China Using Satellite and Airborne Data
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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: FAU College Collections
Contributors: Li, Xueke, Liu, Kai, Su, Hongbo, Yang, Hang, Zhang, Lifu, Zhang, Renhua
Description: The urban heat island (UHI) effect resulting from rapid urbanization generally has a negative impact on urban residents. Shijiazhuang, the capital of Hebei Province in China, was selected to assess surface thermal patterns and its correlation with Land Cover Types (LCTs). This study was conducted using Landsat TM images on the mesoscale level and airborne hyperspectral thermal images on the… more
Full Text: Remote Sens. 2015, 7, 4804-4833; doi:10.3390/rs70404804 OPEN ACCESS remote sensing ISSN 2072-4292 www.mdpi.com/journal/remotesensing Article Analysis of the Urban Heat Island Effect in Shijiazhuang, China Using Satellite and Airborne Data Kai Liu 1,2,*, …