Urban Surface Temperature Reduction via the Urban Aerosol Direct Effect: A Remote Sensing and WRF Model Sensitivity Study
Figure 1
MODIS observed monthly mean land surface skin temperature starting from July 2000. (a) Beijing and (b) New York City (NYC). (c) is land cover map for Beijing region and (d) is land cover for New York City region. The land cover is defined by MODIS as (1) evergreen needleleaf forest, (2) evergreen broadleaf forest, (3) deciduous needleleaf forest, (4) deciduous broadleaf forest, (5) mixed forest, (6) closed shrubland, (7) open shrubland, (8) woody savannas, (9) savannas, (10) grassland, (11) permanent wetland, (12) cropland, (13) urban and builtup, (14) cropland/natural vegetation mosaic, (15) snow and ice, (16) barren or sparsely vegetated. In addition, 0 is water.
