Using Landsat 8 data to compare percent impervious surface area and normalized difference vegetation index as indicators of urban heat island effects in Connecticut, USA
Zhiyuan Yang, Chandi Witharana, James D. Hurd, Kao Wang, Runmei Hao, Siqin Tong
Topics & Concepts
Impervious surfaceUrban heat islandNormalized Difference Vegetation IndexEnvironmental scienceVegetation (pathology)Physical geographyRemote sensingHydrology (agriculture)MeteorologyGeographyClimate changeGeologyGeotechnical engineeringBiologyPathologyMedicineOceanographyEcologyUrban Heat Island MitigationUrban Green Space and HealthLand Use and Ecosystem Services