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Quantifying the effect of surface covering materials on land surface temperature in urban areas utilizing Landsat imageries: An investigation of Kandy City, Sri Lanka

  • Uduporuwa R
  • Manawadu L
Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal (2019) 7(1) 32
DOI: 10.4038/bhumi.v7i1.50
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This paper attempts to investigate whether there is an effect of surface covering materials on land surface temperature in Kandy city, Sri Lanka by employing GIS and RS techniques. Measuring the change in built-up area, detecting the correspondent change in land surface …

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Uduporuwa, R. J. M., & Manawadu, L. (2019). Quantifying the effect of surface covering materials on land surface temperature in urban areas utilizing Landsat imageries: An investigation of Kandy City, Sri Lanka. Bhumi, The Planning Research Journal, 7(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.4038/bhumi.v7i1.50

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