Geospatial Assessment of Urban Heat Island Effect over Conterminous United States using Remotely Sensed Land Surface Temperature and Land Use Land Cover Products
Dr. Ranjani Kulawardhana, PhD1, Sumantra Chatterjee2, Marvin Lotsah3, Ruwini Rathnayaka4, Jiafu Mao5, Melissa R Allen Dumas6, Duli Chand7, Samson M Hagos8 and Wubishet Tadesse1, (1)Alabama A & M University, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Normal, United States, (2)Texas A&M AgriLife Research, College Station, United States, (3)Alabama A & M University, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Huntsville, United States, (4)Alabama A & M University, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, Normal, United States, (5)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Environmental Sciences Division, Oak Ridge, United States, (6)Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, United States, (7)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Atmospheric Sciences & Global Change Division, Richland, WA, United States, (8)Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA, United States