A Remote Sensing Analysis of the Temporal and Spatial Changes of Land Surface Temperature in Calabar Metropolis, Nigeria
- 1 Department of Geography & Meteorology, NAU, Awka, Nigeria
- 2 Department of Architecture, NAU, Awka, Nigeria
- 3 Department of Architecture, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Uli, Nigeria
- 4 Department of Geography & Meteorology, NAU, Awka, Nigeria
Abstract
This study investigated the temporal and spatial changes of land surface temperature (LST) over Calabar Metropolis, Nigeria (2002 to 2016). The LST over Calabar metropolis was studied from the analysis of Landsat imageries of the investigated years (2002, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016). The results of the LST imagery were classified using standard deviation. GIS was further applied to extract the coverage ratio of each land use in the context of Land surface temperature (LST) pixels and results were presented in degree Celsius. The result of this study revealed a great variation in the mean LST for the selected period. The highest mean LST of 25.38 ° C was observed in 2016, followed by 2002 with mean LST of 25.32 ° C whereas, the least LST was observed in 2010. This study has shown that, the changing land use pattern of the area is capable of affecting certain characteristics of the environment such as surface temperature. The study recommends that effort should be made by the government to increase urban vegetation in order to reduce potential future increased in LST.
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