A Quantitative Approach for Analyzing the Relationship between Urban Heat Islands and Land Cover

With more than 80% of Brazilians living in cities, urbanization has had an important impact on climatic variations. São José dos Campos is located in a region experiencing rapid urbanization, which has produced a remarkable Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This effect influe...

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Main Authors: Vanessa da Silva Brum Bastos, Igor Ogashawara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-11-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/11/3596