Title
Albedo and surface temperature relation in urban areas: Analysis with different sensors
Abstract
Urban areas exhibit a variable land surface temperature (LST) pattern that can be linked to albedo variations. In this work, different spaceborne and airborne sensors have been considered to infer the albedo-LST relation in two urban areas (the cities of Perugia and Aprilia, in Central Italy), in July. Also, an in situ campaign for the measurement of albedo and LST values was carried out in Perugia. The study reveals the expected “inverse” relation albedo-LST (growing LST with decreasing albedo), with surfaces having albedo around 0.10 that can produce an average surface heating greater than 60 °C in July. The observations provide an indication of the global variability of these parameters and their relation in space and time. Furthermore, an analysis at different times can point out an average albedo variation for the same built-up area that could be ascribed to the materials used for new settlements and for existing construction refurbishment.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1109/JURSE.2017.7924612
2017 Joint Urban Remote Sensing Event (JURSE)
Keywords
Field
DocType
construction refurbishment,built-up area,average albedo variation,average surface heating,inverse albedo-LST relation,Central Italy,Aprilia City,Perugia City,airborne sensors,spaceborne sensors,albedo variations,land surface temperature pattern,urban areas
Land surface temperature,Remote sensing,Albedo,Environmental science,Atmospheric sciences
Conference
ISSN
ISBN
Citations 
2334-0932
978-1-5090-5809-9
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
3
4
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Stefania Bonafoni15215.19
Giorgio Baldinelli251.83
Antonella Rotili351.49
Paolo Verducci400.34