Estimation of long term low resolution surface urban heat island intensities for tropical cities using MODIS remote sensing data

Urban Climate

Volumn 17, Issue , 2016, Pages 32-66

  Flores R , Jose L ^a   Pereira Filho, Augusto J ^a   Karam, Hugo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

EVI; Land surface temperature; MODIS; NDVI; Surface urban heat island; Urban areas

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973169241     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2016.04.002     Document Type: Article

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