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Research Article

Characterizing the spatial and temporal variation of the land surface temperature hotspots in Wuhan from a local scale

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Pages 327-340 | Received 03 Sep 2019, Accepted 06 Oct 2020, Published online: 06 Nov 2020

Figures & data

Figure 1. The study area was represented by the Landsat 8 OLI image (RGB) on 24 October 2017

Figure 1. The study area was represented by the Landsat 8 OLI image (RGB) on 24 October 2017

Table 1. Selected LST products and corresponding weather information

Figure 2. The technical flow of this study

Figure 2. The technical flow of this study

Figure 3. The surface morphological features of LLST patterns (Wang, Zhan, and Guo 2016; Liu et al. Citation2018)

Figure 3. The surface morphological features of LLST patterns (Wang, Zhan, and Guo 2016; Liu et al. Citation2018)

Table 2. Adopted class-level landscape metrics (detailed information can be checked in (Mcgarigal Citation1995))

Figure 4. (a) Raw MODIS LST map on July 28th, 2007 at 1000-m resolution; (b) LLST extracted by MTGP at 500-m resolution; (c) The scattered plot of MODIS LST and resampled 1000-m LLST

Figure 4. (a) Raw MODIS LST map on July 28th, 2007 at 1000-m resolution; (b) LLST extracted by MTGP at 500-m resolution; (c) The scattered plot of MODIS LST and resampled 1000-m LLST

Table 3. Accuracy assessments of LLST patterns from 2002 to 2017

Figure 5. Determination of the optimal clusters for spatial clustering in GMM using average AIC value in four years

Figure 5. Determination of the optimal clusters for spatial clustering in GMM using average AIC value in four years

Figure 6. The spatial differentiation of LLST patterns from 2002 to 2017. (a) 2002; (b) 2007; (c) 2012; (d) 2017

Figure 6. The spatial differentiation of LLST patterns from 2002 to 2017. (a) 2002; (b) 2007; (c) 2012; (d) 2017

Table 4. LLST and MSSI values of 7 specific clusters

Figure 7. The spatial pattern of hotspots weighted mean centers (HSWMCs) from 2002 to 2017

Figure 7. The spatial pattern of hotspots weighted mean centers (HSWMCs) from 2002 to 2017

Table 5. LLST and MSSI values of 7 specific clusters

Figure 8. Standard Deviation Eclipses (SDEs) of local LLST hotspots within Wuhan

Figure 8. Standard Deviation Eclipses (SDEs) of local LLST hotspots within Wuhan

Table 6. Parameters of SDEs from 2002 to 2017

Figure 9. Variable Importance Measurements (VIMs) of landscape metrics in (a) 2002, (b) 2007, (c) 2012 and (d) 2017

Figure 9. Variable Importance Measurements (VIMs) of landscape metrics in (a) 2002, (b) 2007, (c) 2012 and (d) 2017

Data availability statement

The raw land surface temperature data can be obtained from the Level 1 and Atmosphere Archive and Distribution System (LAADS, https://ladsweb.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/).