Seasonal Differences in Land Surface Temperature under Different Land Use/Land Cover Types from the Perspective of Different Climate Zones

Jiaxing Xin, Jun Yang, Dongqi Sun, Tianyu Han, Chunrui Song and Zhipeng Shi
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Jiaxing Xin: Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
Jun Yang: Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
Dongqi Sun: Key Laboratory of Regional Sustainable Development Modeling, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Tianyu Han: College of Geographical Sciences, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
Chunrui Song: Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China
Zhipeng Shi: Human Settlements Research Center, Liaoning Normal University, Dalian 116029, China

Land, 2022, vol. 11, issue 8, 1-17

Abstract: The process of urbanization is accelerating, and land surface temperature (LST) is increasing, seriously threatening human health. Therefore, it is crucial to explore the differences in LST of different land use/land cover (LULC) types. Using MOD11A2 and MCD12Q1 data, this study explored the seasonal differences in LST of each LULC type from the perspective of different climate zones. The results showed that the maximum and minimum LSTs during the day were higher than those at night. During the day, the LSTs of urban and built-up and barren lands were higher than those of forests, grasslands, and water bodies; at night, the LSTs of urban and built-up lands decreased but remained high, while barren lands showed a significant decrease to LSTs even lower than those of water bodies. In addition, the difference in daytime LST of the LU16 type (barren lands) in different climatic zones was the most obvious and was much higher than that of other LULC types in the middle temperate and south temperate zones, but much lower than those in the middle subtropical and north subtropical zones. This comparison of the LST differences of each LULC type under different climate backgrounds provides an important reference for rational urban planning.

Keywords: land surface temperature; land use; climate zones; moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer; China (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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