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„Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi, Faculty of Hydrotechnical Engineering, Geodesy and
Environmental Engineering, Iaşi
Pages:
43 - 51
Abstract:
The main purpose of this paper is to investigate the change of
land surface temperature between 1994 and 2016, for Iaşi county, using
remotely sensed data. Also in this research the changing of vegetation indices
(VI) is investigated. LST is an estimate of ground temperature and the
important to identify change in environment. Vegetation indices are
quantitative measurements indicating the vigor of vegetation. The
advantages of using remotely sensed data are the availability, consistent and
repetitive coverage and capability of measurements of earth surface
environment. Among them Landsat is the most popular one. The images
taken, at 1994/2003/2013/2016, by Landsat-5 TM and Landsat 8- OLI
satellites were used as the basic data source. The obtained results showed
that temperature, for Iaşi county, increased about 7˚C between 1994 and
2016. Also, during the same period, the VI (NDVI, EVI, SAVI and MSAVI)
analysis shows a decrease in dense vegetation and an increase in urban
areas.
Keywords:
Land surface temperature, Landsat, vegetation indices.