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Spatiotemporal Differentiation of Land Surface Thermal Landscape in Yangtze River Delta Region, China

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  • Tong Wu

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Lucang Wang

    (College of Geography and Environmental Science, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou 730070, China)

  • Haiyang Liu

    (College of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China)

Abstract

Advancements in the integrated development of the Yangtze River Delta are changing the structure and function of the surface thermal landscape and triggering a series of ecological and environmental problems. Therefore, examining the spatiotemporal differentiation characteristics and evolution laws of this land surface thermal landscape has great theoretical and practical significance in the context of optimizing functional zoning and realizing the harmonious development of the economy, society and nature. The paper uses the LST (land surface temperature) data retrieved by MODIS (MOD11A2) remote sensing satellites in 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016 and 2019 to extract a land surface thermal rating map of the Yangtze River Delta region, and to analyze the spatiotemporal differentiation in the land surface thermal landscape, combining of the land surface thermal landscape strip profile and thermal landscape pattern indices. The results show that the LST in the Yangtze River Delta region has increased in the past 12 years, the proportion of middle-, sub-high- and high-temperature zones increased by 33.42%, and the high-temperature zone has gradually extended into inland areas. The high-temperature zones in the areas surrounding core cities such as Shanghai, Nanjing, and Hangzhou have expanded. The corridor effect of thermal changes on the surface is obvious. The degree of aggregation in the lower-temperature areas has gradually decreased. The degree of aggregation in the higher-temperature regions has increased. The patch types of thermal landscape pattern increase, and the distribution of landscape area among various types tends to be even. this trend is most significant in optimized development region.

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  • Tong Wu & Lucang Wang & Haiyang Liu, 2021. "Spatiotemporal Differentiation of Land Surface Thermal Landscape in Yangtze River Delta Region, China," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(16), pages 1-20, August.
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