Spatio-Temporal Trends of Urban Heat Island and Surface Temperature in Izmir, Turkey

Doğukan Doğu Yavaşlı

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Spatio-Temporal Trends of Urban Heat Island and Surface Temperature in Izmir, Turkey

Doğukan Doğu Yavaşlı

Published in American Journal of Remote Sensing (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 16 November 2017 Accepted: 24 November 2017 Published: 24 December 2017

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Abstract

The distinct characteristics of urban and non-urban land cover usually results with a positive difference in surface temperatures and is referred to as the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon. This paper assesses the spatio-temporal formation of UHI and land surface temperatures (LSTs) in Izmir, Turkey, situated in a Mediterranean climate region. LSTs were obtained from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Aqua and Terra over the period 2000 – 2015. UHI intensity was examined using the temperature differences between urban and non-urban areas and non-parametric Mann-Kendall (M-K) test to identify trends in LSTs and UHI intensity. The results indicate that day-time UHI is higher at Izmir with a seasonal variation. M-K test of LSTs shows increasing trends in nighttime temperatures for both urban and non-urban areas especially for winter and spring.

Published in	American Journal of Remote Sensing (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajrs.20170503.11
Page(s)	24-29
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Urban Heat Island, Land Surface Temperature, MODIS

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Doğukan Doğu Yavaşlı. Spatio-Temporal Trends of Urban Heat Island and Surface Temperature in Izmir, Turkey. Am J Remote Sens. 2017;5(3):24-29. doi: 10.11648/j.ajrs.20170503.11

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