The Use of Remote Sensing and Geospatial Techniques for Urban Climate Analysis: a Case Study of Abu Dhabi City Area
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This study demonstrated the potentiality of the use of remote sensing and geospatial techniques for urban climate analysis with a case study of Abu Dhabi city area. A first analysis assessed the variation of Land Surface Temperature (LST) at different spatial scales its relationship with land cover, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), and percentage of Impervious Surface Area (ISA) has also been investigated for the period between 2000 and 2010 using data from multiple satellites and ground measurements. In the second analysis, the data were assimilated in a Surface Energy Balance (SEB) model to assess urban energy fluxes in Abu Dhabi metropolitan area during the winter and the summer seasons. The maps produced from LST and SEB projects will be disseminated through the WebGIS Portal of the Research Center for Renewable Energy Mapping and Assessment.
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