Impact of spatial resolution and satellite overpass time on evaluation of the surface urban heat island effects

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 117, Issue , 2012, Pages 50-56

  Sobrino, J A ^a   Oltra Carrio R ^a   Soria G ^a   Bianchi, R ^b   Paganini, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (France)

Author keywords

Satellite overpass time; Spatial resolution; Urban Heat Island

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; HYPERSPECTRAL; IN-SITU DATA; LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SPACE-BORNE SENSOR; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; SURFACE URBAN HEAT ISLANDS; URBAN AREAS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; IMAGE RESOLUTION; LANDFORMS; RURAL AREAS; SATELLITES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; THERMAL POLLUTION;

OVERPASSES;

AIR TEMPERATURE; HEAT ISLAND; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 84855461926     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2011.04.042     Document Type: Article

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