A sub-pixel analysis of urbanization effect on land surface temperature and its interplay with impervious surface and vegetation coverage in Indianapolis, United States

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 68-83

  Weng, Qihao ^a   Lu, Dengsheng ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impervious surface; Indianapolis; Land surface temperature; Spectral mixture analysis; Urban land cover; Vegetation abundance

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; CORRELATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; LAND SURFACE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; PIXEL; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBANIZATION; VEGETATION COVER;

INDIANA; INDIANAPOLIS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38449084202     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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