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GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS IN THE EVALUATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL POTENTIAL IN THE BANAT MOUNTAINS [PDF]

Natural Resources and Sustainable Development, 2021
The aim of this paper is to assess the agricultural potential of the mountainous area in southwestern Banat, by methods and geospatial materials that can complete or replace analog cartographic materials, especially in areas where they are lacking.
Măgureanu Margareta, Copăcean Loredana, Simon Mihai, Cojocariu Luminiţa   +3 more
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Thermal Infrared Images to Identify the Contribution of Surface Materials to the Canopy Layer Heat Island in Hot-Humid Urban Areas

Environmental and Climate Technologies, 2020
This study presents a combination technique of thermal infrared images captured by infrared camera and satellite thermal images retrieved from Landsat-8 OLI TIRS to identify the contribution of vertical and horizontal surface materials in two hot-humid ...
Binarti Floriberta, Pranowo Pranowo, Leksono Soesilo Boedi   +2 more
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Spatio-temporal analysis of land use dynamics and its potential indications on land surface temperature in Sokoto Metropolis, Nigeria [PDF]

Royal Society Open Science, 2018
Land use change is the main driving force of global environmental change and is considered as most central to various debates on sustainable development.
K. O. Ogunjobi, Y. Adamu, A. A. Akinsanola, I. R. Orimoloye   +3 more
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Analyzing the Relationship between Temporal and Spatial Changes in Daily Surface Temperature and the Spatial Pattern of Land Cover Changes in the Direction of Environmental Sustainability (Case Study: Kashan city_ Iran)

جغرافیا و پایداری محیط, 2023
The world is experiencing an unprecedented flow of urbanization. Population growth and urbanization have changed land use in urban areas. One of the consequences of these changes is the increase in the temperature of the earth's surface in urban areas ...
Mostafa Tahani Yazdli , Iman Rousta , Hadi Abdolazimi
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Effects of Climate Change and Human Activities on Surface Runoff in the Luan River Basin

Advances in Meteorology, 2015
Quantifying the effects of climate change and human activities on runoff changes is the focus of climate change and hydrological research. This paper presents an integrated method employing the Budyko-based Fu model, hydrological modeling, and climate ...
Sidong Zeng, Chesheng Zhan, Fubao Sun, Hong Du, Feiyu Wang   +4 more
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Impacts of Land Cover/Use on the Urban Thermal Environment: A Comparative Study of 10 Megacities in China

Remote Sensing, 2020
Satellite-derived land surface temperature (LST) reveals the variations and impacts on the terrestrial thermal environment on a broad spatial scale. The drastic growth of urbanization-induced impervious surfaces and the urban population has generated a ...
Fei Liu, Xinmin Zhang, Yuji Murayama, Takehiro Morimoto   +3 more
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A study to access and estimation of air pollution using a multivariate statistical model in Chennai, India

Journal of Air Pollution and Health, 2023
Introduction: Rapid urbanization and industrial growth are the primary causes of deteriorating urban air quality in developing countries, including India. Vehicular emission is a significant cause of the degradation of air quality.
Yuvaraj Ramachandran Muthulakshmi, Sakthivel Mathivanan, Marangattu Raghavan Sindhumol   +2 more
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Inter-Comparison of Field- and Laboratory-Derived Surface Emissivities of Natural and Manmade Materials in Support of Land Surface Temperature (LST) Remote Sensing

Remote Sensing, 2020
Correct specification of a target’s longwave infrared (LWIR) surface emissivity has been identified as one of the greatest sources of uncertainty in the remote sensing of land surface temperature (LST).
Mary F. Langsdale, Thomas P. F. Dowling, Martin Wooster, James Johnson, Mark J. Grosvenor, Mark C. de Jong, William R. Johnson, Simon J. Hook, Gerardo Rivera   +8 more
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Surface albedo in different land-use and cover types in Amazon forest region

Revista Ambiente & Água, 2018
Albedo is the portion of energy from the Sun that is reflected by the earth's surface, thus being an important variable that controls climate and energy processes on Earth.
Thiago de Oliveira Faria, Thiago Rangel Rodrigues, Leone Francisco Amorim Curado, Denilton Carlos Gaio, José de Souza Nogueira   +4 more
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Spatial variability of soil properties in red soil and its implications for site-specific fertilizer management

Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2020
Assessing spatial variability and mapping of soil properties constitute important prerequisites for soil and crop management in agricultural areas.
Fang-fang SONG, Ming-gang XU, Ying-hua DUAN, Ze-jiang CAI, Shi-lin WEN, Xian-ni CHEN, Wei-qi SHI, Gilles COLINET   +7 more
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