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<journal-id>0187-6236</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Atmósfera]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Atmósfera]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0187-6236</issn>
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<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0187-62362024000100020</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/atm.53249</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Quantifying of surface urban heat island intensity in Isfahan metropolis using MODIS\Terra\LST data]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Montazeri]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Majid]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Abolfazl Masoodian]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Seyed]]></given-names>
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<institution><![CDATA[,University of Isfahan Department of Physical Geography ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Isfahan Province ]]></addr-line>
<country>Iran</country>
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<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
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<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>38</volume>
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<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0187-62362024000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0187-62362024000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0187-62362024000100020&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Heat island characteristics depend on the background climate of the site where the city is located. Therefore, an index was defined for the Isfahan metropolitan area to quantify the surface urban heat island intensity. This new index is based on the representative pixels of urban and non-urban areas. For this purpose, MODIS land cover type product (MCD12Q1) data were used to distinguish between urban and non-urban areas. Also, data from the MODIS/Terra land surface temperature product (MOD11A1) from 2000 to 2018 were utilized for daytime and nighttime to study the surface heat island intensity. Then, the representative pixels of urban and non-urban areas were identified using the spatial correlation method, and the heat island index was calculated for the metropolitan area of Isfahan. The study showed that the frequency distribution of the nighttime heat island index follows a normal distribution and is often 3.5 to 4º K above the temperature of the surrounding areas of the city. The 365-day floating mean of the surface urban heat island reveals that this index has increased in recent years. The research of temporal behavior showed that the intensity of the surface urban heat island reaches its maximum in January and becomes weaker in summer, while the survey of spatial behavior showed that the core of the surface urban heat island extends towards downtown areas, where the oldest part of the city is located.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Las características de la isla de calor dependen del clima del lugar donde se encuentra la ciudad. Por lo tanto, se definió un índice para el área metropolitana de Isfahan con el fin de cuantificar la intensidad de la isla de calor urbana superficial. Este nuevo índice se basa en los píxeles representativos de las áreas urbanas y no urbanas. Con este fin se utilizaron datos del producto MODIS para estudiar el tipo de cobertura terrestre (MCD12Q1) con el fin de distinguir entre áreas urbanas y no urbanas. Además, los datos del producto MODIS/Terra para analizar la temperatura de la superficie terrestre (MOD11A1) de 2000 a 2018 se utilizaron durante el día y la noche para estudiar la intensidad de la isla de calor superficial. Luego, los pixeles representativos de áreas urbanas y no urbanas se identificaron utilizando el método de correlación espacial y se calculó el índice de isla de calor para el área metropolitana de Isfahan. El estudio mostró que la distribución de frecuencias para el índice de isla de calor durante la noche sigue una distribución normal y, a menudo, está entre 3.5 y 4º K por arriba de la temperatura de las áreas circundantes de la ciudad. La media flotante de 365 días de la isla de calor urbana superficial revela que este índice ha aumentado en los últimos años. La investigación del comportamiento temporal mostró que la intensidad de la isla de calor urbana superficial es alcanza su máximo en enero y se debilita en verano. La encuesta de comportamiento espacial mostró que el núcleo de la isla de calor urbana superficial se extiende hacia las áreas del centro de la ciudad, donde se encuentra la parte más antigua de ésta.]]></p></abstract>
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