MODIS-based investigations on the urban heat islands of Bucharest (Romania) and Prague (Czech Republic)
2007
Abstract
The scientific purpose of this study is to investigate the spatial extension and the magnitude of the heat islands of two significant urban agglomeration, the cities of Bucharest (Romania) and Prague (Czech Republic). The satellite-derived (MODIS) temperatures have been compared with the ground-based temperatures in order to identify possible errors.
We have calculated the magnitude of the UHIs of Bucharest and Prague as the difference between the highest temperature inside each city and the lowest temperature in the periurban areas surrounding them. The study retrieves that the local topography plays an important role in the characteristics of the urban heat island.