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This paper assesses the temporal formation of the daytime Surface Urban Cool Island (SUCI) and night-time Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) effect in Erbil, Iraq, situated in a semi-arid climate region. LST retrievals from MODIS satellite. The results indicate that during the daytime, in summer, autumn and winter, densely built-up areas had lower LST acting as a SUCI compared to the non-urbanised area around the city. In contrast, at night-time, Erbil experienced higher LST and demonstrated a significant SUHI effect. The relationship between LST and NDVI is affected by seasonality. Contrary to previous studies of semi-arid cities, a SUCI was detected, not only in the morning, but also during the afternoon.
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It use four time MODIS LST and seasonal data to compare LST of a semi-arid city and its surrounding. Contrary to previous studies of semi-arid cities, a SUCI was detected, not only in the morning, but also during the afternoon. It cited 8 times from 2016 to 2018.
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It use long time satellite data to compare LST of Erbil and its surrounding. It use four time MODIS LST and seasonal data to compare LST of a semi-arid city and its surrounding.
Azad Rasul
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This page is a summary of: Diurnal and Seasonal Variation of Surface Urban Cool and Heat Islands in the Semi-Arid City of Erbil, Iraq, Climate, September 2016, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/cli4030042.
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