Quantitative analysis of the effects of
different land use/land cover (LULC) types on the urban heat island (UHI)
formation is very critical for urban planning. The UHI is typically
characterized by land surface temperature (LST) through the use of airborne or
satellite thermal infrared remote sensing. In this context, this research aims
to determine urban heat island formation in Izmir by calculating LST value and
to evaluate the relationship between LST values and LULC classes and their
sizes using regression tree analyses. The main materials of the analyses are
composed of three cloud free Landsat 8 images for the hottest summer period in
Izmir as well as the Urban Atlas 2012 data set. The results showed that LST values were increased with the increasing proportion of artificial surfaces and decreasing the presence of vegetation and water for the selected three months. It is also found that
there is a strong positive correlation between the LST values and mine, dump
and construction sites. This research showed that such land uses not only
destruct the natural and cultural landscape elements, but also increase the
land surface temperature and adversely affect the urban climate regardless of
their sizes in the whole landscape.
Land Surface Temperature Land Use/Land Cover Regression Tree Analyses Urban Heat Island
Quantitative analysis of the effects of
different land use/land cover (LULC) types on the urban heat island (UHI)
formation is very critical for urban planning. The UHI is typically
characterized by land surface temperature (LST) through the use of airborne or
satellite thermal infrared remote sensing. In this context, this research aims
to determine urban heat island formation in Izmir by calculating LST value and
to evaluate the relationship between LST values and LULC classes and their
sizes using regression tree analyses. The main materials of the analyses are
composed of three cloud free Landsat 8 images for the hottest summer period in
Izmir as well as the Urban Atlas 2012 data set. The results showed that LST values were increased with the increasing proportion of artificial surfaces and decreasing the presence of vegetation and water for the selected three months. It is also found that
there is a strong positive correlation between the LST values and mine, dump
and construction sites. This research showed that such land uses not only
destruct the natural and cultural landscape elements, but also increase the
land surface temperature and adversely affect the urban climate regardless of
their sizes in the whole landscape.
Land Surface Temperature Land Use/Land Cover Regression Tree Analyses Urban Heat Island
Birincil Dil | İngilizce |
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Konular | Beşeri Coğrafya |
Bölüm | ARAŞTIRMA MAKALESİ |
Yazarlar | |
Yayımlanma Tarihi | 22 Ocak 2020 |
Yayımlandığı Sayı | Yıl 2020 Sayı: 41 |