Assessment of land use and land cover changes and their impact on land surface temperature in Greater Accra, Ghana

Assessment of land use and land cover changes and their impact on land surface temperature in Greater Accra, Ghana

Urban sprawl within the Greater Accra Metropolitan Area has led to an increase in land-surface temperature (LST) by 4.07 °C since 1991, exacerbating the urban heat island (UHI) phenomenon and heightening health and energy challenges associated with heat. Our study evaluated the influence of land use...

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Main Authors: Dennis Ngminmaale Gyile, Austin Asare, Augustine Prosper Osei-Gyabaah, David Anaafo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-09-01
Series:Scientific African
Subjects:
Land surface temperature
Urban heat island
GIS
Remote sensing
LULCC
NDVI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468227625002959
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