Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/36237
Τίτλος: 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
Συγγραφείς: 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
Λέξεις-κλειδιά: Urban Heat Island;UHI;Remote sensing;Climate change;Global warming
Ημερομηνία Έκδοσης: 6-Οκτ-2025
Πηγή: 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 
Περιοδικό: Environmental and Earth Sciences Proceedings 
Περίληψη: 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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