The impact of tree cover loss on land surface temperature: A case study of central Massachusetts using Landsat Thematic Mapper thermal data

Applied Geography

Volumn 45, Issue , 2013, Pages 49-57

  Rogan, John ^a   Ziemer, Martha ^a   Martin, Deborah ^a   Ratick, Samuel ^a   Cuba, Nicholas ^a   DeLauer, Verna ^a  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Longhorned Beetle; Land surface temperature; Massachusetts; Urban heat island; Urban tree cover

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CANOPY; FOREST COVER; HEAT ISLAND; IMAGERY; INVASIVE SPECIES; LAND SURFACE; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; NEIGHBORHOOD; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TREE; URBAN AREA;

MASSACHUSETTS; UNITED STATES; WORCESTER COUNTY [MASSACHUSETTS];

EID: 84884397358     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2013.07.004     Document Type: Article

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