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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/36237| Title: | Assessing the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Effect Using Land Surface Temperature (LST) and Normalized Difference Built-Up Index (NDBI): A Case Study on Paphos, Cyprus | Authors: | Dimitriou, Christodoulos Michaelides, Silas Themistocleous, Kyriacos Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G. Papadavid, George Gitas, Ioannis Kyriakides, Nicholas |
Major Field of Science: | Natural Sciences | Field Category: | Earth and Related Environmental Sciences | Keywords: | Urban Heat Island;UHI;Remote sensing;Climate change;Global warming | Issue Date: | 6-Oct-2025 | Source: | Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings, 2025, vol.35 no.1 pp.1-7 | Volume: | 35 | Issue: | 1 | Start page: | 1 | End page: | 7 | Project: | EXCELSIOR: ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence for Earth Surveillance and Space-Based Monitoring of the Environment | Journal: | Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings | Abstract: | The Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect is responsible for increased urban temperatures compared to rural areas due to heat-absorbing materials like concrete and asphalt, worsening climate change impacts and creating thermal discomfort for citizens. Limited green spaces reduce natural cooling, increasing health risks. This study examines UHI in Paphos (2015–2024) during significant infrastructure development, using Landsat-9 data to analyze Land Surface Temperature (LST), urban growth (NDBI), and vegetation (NDVI). The results reveal how development has affected the microclimate of Paphos compared with the limitation of green spaces through time series. This study also highlights remote sensing’s effectiveness in assessing UHIs. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/36237 | DOI: | 10.3390/eesp2025035065 | Rights: | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International | Type: | Conference Paper | Affiliation : | ERATOSTHENES Centre of Excellence Cyprus University of Technology Agricultural Research Institute-Ministry of Agriculture Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
Funding: | This research was funded by EXCELSIOR project. The ‘EXCELSIOR’ project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No. 857510, from the Government of the Republic of Cyprus through the Directorate General for the European Programmes, Coordination and Development and the Cyprus University of Technology. | Publication Type: | Peer Reviewed |
| Appears in Collections: | EXCELSIOR H2020 Teaming Project Publications |
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