Inter-local climate zone differentiation of land surface temperatures for Management of Urban Heat in Nairobi City, Kenya
| Autor: | Elham Fakharizadehshirazi, John Bosco Mukundi, Sahar Sodoudi, Aggrey Ochieng Adimo, Emmanuel Matsaba Ochola, John Wesonga |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Climate zones
Atmospheric Science 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Land surface temperature Geography Planning and Development 010501 environmental sciences Environmental Science (miscellaneous) 01 natural sciences Urban Studies Urbanization Local climate zone Climatology Environmental science Urban heat island Heat load 0105 earth and related environmental sciences |
| Zdroj: | Urban Climate. 31:100540 |
| ISSN: | 2212-0955 |
| Popis: | Rapid Urbanisation often leads to the formation of Urban Heat Island (UHI), which is believed to link to the characteristics of a city. Proper management of UHI, would, therefore, require recognition of the possible range of heat load increase. This paper presents results of inter-local climate zone (LCZ) differentiation of land surface temperature (LST) for the management of urban hotspots in Nairobi city. WUDAPT methodology and LST_Landsat_8_split_window toolbox were used to generate LCZ and LST maps, respectively. Nairobi LCZs had a unique thermal climate that showed statistically significant differences ( |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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