摘要
Remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) technologies were used to detect land use/cover changes (LUCC) and to assess their impacts on land surface temperature (LST) in the Zhujiang Delta. Multi-temporal Landsat TM and Landsat ETM+ data were employed to identify patterns of LUCC as well as to quantify urban expansion and the associated decrease of vegetation cover. The thermal infrared bands of the data were used to retrieve LST. The results revealed a strong and uneven urban growth,which caused LST to raise 4.56℃in the newly urbanized part of the study area. Overall, remote sensing and GIS technologies were effective approaches for monitoring and analyzing urban growth patterns and evaluating their impacts on LST.
Remote sensing and geographic information systems （GIS） technologies were used to detect land use/cover changes （LUCC） and to assess their impacts on land surface temperature （LST） in the Zhujiang Delta. Multi-temporal Landsat TM and Landsat ETM＋ data were employed to identify patterns of LUCC as well as to quantify urban expansion and the associated decrease of vegetation cover. The thermal infrared bands of the data were used to retrieve LST, The results revealed a strong and uneven urban growth, which caused LST to raise 4.56℃ in the newly urbanized part of the study area. Overall, remote sensing and GIS technologies were effective approaches for monitoring and analyzing urban growth patterns and evaluating their impacts on LST.
基金
Project supported by the Science and Technology Project Foundation of Guangzhou (No. 2005Z3-D0551)the Science and Technology Project Foundation of Guangzhou Education Bureau (No. 62026)
关键词
土壤表面温度
陆地卫星
珠江三角洲
GIS
地理信息系统
land surface temperature, land use/cover change, Landsat ETM＋, Landsat TM, Zhujiang Delta
