Analysis of Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Relation to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): A Comparative Study of Delhi and Mumbai
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Study Area
3. Database and Methods
Satellite | Sensor | Acquisition date | Path and row | Spatial resolution* | Cloud cover |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Landsat 5 | TM | 5 May 2010 | 146/040 | 120 m | 1% |
Landsat 5 | TM | 17 April 2010 | 147/047 | 120 m | 0% |
3.1. Mapping of Surface Temperature
3.2. NDVI Estimation
3.3. Regression Analysis
4. Results and Discussion
4.1. Analysis of Land Surface Temperature
4.2. Analysis of NDVI
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Grover, A.; Singh, R.B. Analysis of Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Relation to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): A Comparative Study of Delhi and Mumbai. Environments 2015, 2, 125-138. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments2020125
Grover A, Singh RB. Analysis of Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Relation to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): A Comparative Study of Delhi and Mumbai. Environments. 2015; 2(2):125-138. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments2020125
Chicago/Turabian StyleGrover, Aakriti, and Ram Babu Singh. 2015. "Analysis of Urban Heat Island (UHI) in Relation to Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI): A Comparative Study of Delhi and Mumbai" Environments 2, no. 2: 125-138. https://doi.org/10.3390/environments2020125