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The use of a vegetation index for assessment of the urban heat island effect
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A vegetation index and radiative surface temperature were derived from NOAA-11 Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) data for the Seattle, WA region from 28 June through 4 July 1991. The vegetation index and surface temperature values were computed for locations of weather observation stations within the region and compared to observed minimum air temperatures. These comparisons were used to evaluate the use of AVHRR data to assess the influence of the urban environment on observed minimum air temperatures (the urban heat island effect). AVHRR derived normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and radiant surface temperature data from a one week composite product were both related significantly to observed minimum temperatures, however, the vegetation index accounted for a greater amount of the spatial variation observed in mean minimum temperatures. The difference in the NDVI between urban and rural regions appears to be an indicator of the difference in surface properties (i.e., evaporation and heat storage capacity) between the two environments that are responsible for differences in urban and rural minimum temperatures.
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- Authors
- GALLO, K. P., McNAB, A. L., KARL, T. R., BROWN, J. F., HOOD, J. J., & TARPLEY, J. D.
- Venue
- International Journal of Remote Sensing
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1993-07
- Volume
- 14
- Issue
- 11
- Pages
- 2223-2230
- ISSN
- 0143-1161 (ISSN-L)
- 1366-5901
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- W2031403134
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- 185
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- 3.92
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- journal article
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- en
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- closed
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