Detection of land use and land cover change and land surface temperature in English Bazar urban centre

Present paper tends to capture the impact of land use land cover (LULC) on land surface temperature (LST) in English Bazar Municipality of Malda District using multi spectral and multi temporal satellite data. Seasonal and temporal LST is extracted in three phases e.g. in 1991, 2010 and 2014. Results show that LST increases 0.070 °C/year and 0.114 °C/year during winter and summer periods respectively and significant LST difference exist over different LULC units. Built up area retains maximum LST in all selected phases. Correlation coefficient among different deriving factors of LST with LST reveals that impervious land maximally control LST (r = 0.62) followed by water bodies and vegetation cover. Even a…