GeoClimate: a Geospatial processing toolbox for environmental and climate studies
Erwan Bocher, Jérémy Bernard, Elisabeth Le Saux Wiederhold, François Leconte, Gwendall Petit, Sylvain Palominos, Camille Noûs
Abstract
Human activities induce changes on land use and land cover. These changes are most significant in urban areas where topographic features (e.g., building, road) affect the density of impervious surface areas and introduce a range of urban morphological patterns. Those characteristics impact the energy balance and modify the climate locally (e.g., inducing the so-called Urban Heat Island phenomenon).
Topics & Concepts
Geospatial analysisUrban climateImpervious surfaceLand coverEnvironmental scienceGeographyUrban sprawlClimate changeEnvironmental resource managementGeographic information systemLand usePhysical geographyRemote sensingToolboxUrban planningComputer scienceCivil engineeringGeologyEcologyOceanographyProgramming languageEngineeringBiologyUrban Heat Island MitigationLand Use and Ecosystem ServicesRemote Sensing and Land Use