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A Multi-Sensor Assessment of Urban Heat-Islands
Timothy W. Owen, NOAA/NCDC, Asheville, NC; and K. P. Gallo
Data acquired during the early to mid-1990s by several satellite-sensor systems were combined in an assessment of the urban heat-island effect in the Dallas-Ft. Worth, USA, region. The sensors included in this study provide information on the vegetation characteristics (AVHRR and Landsat-MSS), radiant surface temperature (AVHRR), land use/land cover (Landsat-MSS), and anthropogenic light emitted by urban-related surface features (DMSP-OLS). The urban and rural differences in the above variables were determined and will be discussed.
Session 16, Remote sensing
Friday, 18 August 2000, 1:30 PM-2:59 PM
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