Indian Journal of Science and Technology
DOI: 10.17485/ijst/2011/v4i2.4
Year: 2011, Volume: 4, Issue: 2, Pages: 76-81
Original Article
Samereh Falahatkar1 * , Seyed Mohsen Hosseini2 and Ali Reza Soffianian3
1Academic center for education, cultural research (ACECR), Environmental research institute, Siadati street, Western side of Mohtasham Garden, Rasht, Giulan, Iran,
2 Faculty of Natural Resources and Marine Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, P.O. Box-46414-356, Noor, Mazandaran, Iran,
3 Dept. of Natural Resources, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, 84156–83111, Iran. [email protected], [email protected]
Remotely sensed thermal infrared (TIR) data have been widely used to retrieve land surface temperature (LST). The LST is an important parameter in the studies of urban thermal environment and dynamics. Specific objectives are to evaluate land cover change detection in Isfahan and to analyze the impact of these changes on surface temperature using TM and ETM+ thermal bands for 1990 and 2001. Hybrid method classification was used for producing land cover maps and post-classification comparison was applied for change detection. The single channel algorithm was used for calculating LST. For investigation the relationship between the kinds of land cover and land surface temperature, the land cover change map for 1990 and 2001 was overlaid with LST map. The technique of image differencing is employed to produce a radiant temperature change image after the surface radiant temperature of each year has been normalized. The results indicate that bare land exhibits the highest surface radiant temperature (44.9°C in 1990 & 48.9°C in 2001), followed by stony body (42.6°C in 1990 & 45.3°C in 2001). After that urban and built up area have temperature less than bare land and stony body. The lowest radiant temperature in 1990and 2001are observed in green cover and river classes.
Keywords: Land surface temperature, land cover change detection, Isfahan.
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