Determination of land surface temperature and urban heat island effects with remote sensing capabilities: the case of Kayseri, Türkiye

Çetin, Mehmet; Kavlak, Mehtap Özenen; Kürkçüoğlu, Müzeyyen Anıl Şenyel; Öztürk, Gülşah Bilge; Çabuk, Saye Nihan; Çabuk, Alper

doi:10.1007/s11069-024-06431-5

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Determination of land surface temperature and urban heat island effects with remote sensing capabilities: the case of Kayseri, Türkiye

MÇMehmet Çetin MÖMehtap Özenen Kavlak MAMüzeyyen Anıl Şenyel Kürkçüoğlu GBGülşah Bilge Öztürk SNSaye Nihan Çabuk

Eskisehir Technical University · Middle East Technical University · +1 more institution

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Abstract Kayseri, a densely urbanized province in Türkiye, grapples with pressing challenges of air pollution and limited green spaces, accentuating the need for strategic urban planning. This study, utilizing Landsat 8 and Landsat 9 satellite imagery, investigates the evolution of land surface temperatures (LST) and urban heat island (UHI) effects in key districts—Kocasinan, Melikgazi, Talas, and Hacılar—between 2013 and 2022. This research has been complemented with an analysis of the Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and the Normalized Difference Built-Up Index (NDBI), exploring correlations among the LST, UHI, NDVI, and NDBI changes. The findings indicate that a significant portion (65% and…

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Normalized Difference Vegetation Index
Urban heat island
Environmental science
Vegetation (pathology)
Vegetation Index
Satellite
Remote sensing
Climatology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

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