Study of the Relationships between the Spatial Extent of Surface Urban Heat Islands and Urban Characteristic Factors Based on Landsat ETM+ Data

Ten cities with different population and urban sizes located in the Pearl River Delta, Guangdong Province, P.R. China were selected to study the relationships between the spatial extent of surface urban heat islands (SUHI) and five urban characteristic factors such as urban size, development area, w...

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Main Authors: Jinqu Zhang, Yunpeng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-11-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/11/7453/