Urban Heat Island Analysis Using the Landsat TM Data and ASTER Data: A Case Study in Hong Kong

In this paper, the effect of urban heat island is analyzed using the Landsat TM data and ASTER data in 2005 as a case study in Hong Kong. Two algorithms were applied to retrieve the land surface temperature (LST) distribution from the Landsat TM and ASTER data. The spatial pattern of LST in the stud...

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Main Authors: Lin Liu, Yuanzhi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2011-07-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/3/7/1535/