Effect of land use land cover changes on land surface temperature during 1984-2020: a case study of Baghdad city using landsat image

• Main Authors: Mohammed Hashim, Bassim, Al Maliki, Ali, A. Sultan, Maitham, Shahid, Shamsuddin, Yaseen, Zaher Mundher
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Science and Business Media B.V. 2022
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/103369/1/ShamsuddinShahid2022_EffectofLandUseLandCover.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/103369/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11069-022-05224-y

Urban land surface temperature (LST) is dependent on many factors, including land cover, building materials, urban density, and other human activities. The current study evaluated Baghdad's LST and urban heat island (UHI) changes during 1984–2020, one of the world's hottest capital cities....