scholarly journals LAND SURFACE TEMPERATURE ANOMALIES IN RESPONSE TO CHANGES IN FOREST COVER

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnam Khorrami ◽  
Orhan Gunduz ◽  
Nilanchal Patel ◽  
Souad Ghouzlane ◽  
Mohamed Najjar
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Temperature Anomalies

scholarly journals An assessment of the Relationship between Vegetation (Forest Density Cover) Built-Up Area and City Land Surface Temperature, Generated by LANDSAT-8 OLI/ Thermal band - A Case study of Dehradun, India

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeev Shankhwar ◽  
Rajlakshmi Datta ◽  
Navendra Uniyal
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Forest Cover ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Present Condition ◽  
Landsat 8 ◽  
Forest Density ◽  
Open Land

Dehradun city is the capital of Uttarakhand state of India. Evidence from the past research and literature [e.g. CDP 2007, Singh et al 2013, Gupta et al 2014] shows that in the late 80s, Dehradun city was much greener compared to the present condition. In the current study, we tried to identify the correlation between land surface temperature (LST) with Forest cover density classes (FCDC) and built-up area with open land. The current study reveals that there is a relationship between FCDC and LST in the study area. The range of LST recorded is between 32.07 to 43.99 °C. Among all the classes, minimum LST record in VDF class is 32.07°C and maximum LST record in built-up area 43.99°C. The present study shows the importance of vegetation cover in urban areas to reduce LST, air temperature and maintain the urban microclimate as well as to help reduce air pollution.

scholarly journals Defining the Northeast Monsoon of India

2019 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. 791-807 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vasubandhu Misra ◽  
Amit Bhardwaj
Keyword(s):  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface Temperature ◽  
Land Surface ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Surface Wind ◽  
Heat Content ◽  
Onset Date ◽  
Northeast Monsoon ◽  
Temperature Anomalies

Abstract This study introduces an objective definition for onset and demise of the northeast Indian monsoon (NEM). The definition is based on the land surface temperature analysis over the Indian subcontinent. It is diagnosed from the inflection points in the daily anomaly cumulative curve of the area-averaged surface temperature over the provinces of Andhra Pradesh, Rayalseema, and Tamil Nadu located in the southeastern part of India. Per this definition, the climatological onset and demise dates of the NEM season are 6 November and 13 March, respectively. The composite evolution of the seasonal cycle of 850-hPa winds, surface wind stress, surface ocean currents, and upper-ocean heat content suggest a seasonal shift around the time of the diagnosed onset and demise dates of the NEM season. The interannual variations indicate onset date variations have a larger impact than demise date variations on the seasonal length, seasonal anomalies of rainfall, and surface temperature of the NEM. Furthermore, it is shown that warm El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) episodes are associated with excess seasonal rainfall, warm seasonal land surface temperature anomalies, and reduced lengths of the NEM season. Likewise, cold ENSO episodes are likely to be related to seasonal deficit rainfall anomalies, cold land surface temperature anomalies, and increased lengths of the NEM season.

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