Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques
The current study used satellite data and geographic information systems to detect changes in land use and land cover and also studied climate factors, temperature, and humidity in the city of Amara, which is located in the southeast of Iraq, from 1990 to 2022. The study aimed to calculate the land...
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The current study used satellite data and geographic information systems to detect changes in land use and land cover and also studied climate factors, temperature, and humidity in the city of Amara, which is located in the southeast of Iraq, from 1990 to 2022. The study aimed to calculate the land use land cover (LULC) using satellite images from Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 8 OLI, and Landsat 9 OLI2, also from the Meteorological Service; temperature and humidity data were used to calculate the THI index. Iraq was one of the nations most exposed to the altering climate as a result of global warming and its effects. There was an urgent need to research climate change and land use in Amara city as temperatures rose and the city experienced drought and a shortage of rainfall. The findings showed that the percentage of urban areas increased noticeably from (38.2-69.8) km2, the amount of vegetation increased little, and the barren areas were the highest. Low rainfall in the study area and high temperatures caused by global warming are two major variables affecting public safety. The main factors that affect the comfort of residents are temperature and humidity. The results of the climate suitability study also indicated that November and December are considered the most suitable months for the population, while the hottest and most unpleasant months were from the end of May to the beginning of September.
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| spelling | doaj-art-8227829183e846ffa09384f361cb78f72025-08-20T02:06:22ZengUniversity of BaghdadIraqi Journal of Physics2070-40032664-55482025-06-0123210.30723/ijp.v23i2.1310Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing TechniquesHawazen Hassan Muslim0Bassim M. Hashim1Sundus A. Abdullah2Department of Remote Sensing and GIS, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, IraqResearch and Technology Center of Environment, Water and Renewable Energy, Scientific Research Commission, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Remote Sensing and GIS, College of Science, University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq The current study used satellite data and geographic information systems to detect changes in land use and land cover and also studied climate factors, temperature, and humidity in the city of Amara, which is located in the southeast of Iraq, from 1990 to 2022. The study aimed to calculate the land use land cover (LULC) using satellite images from Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 8 OLI, and Landsat 9 OLI2, also from the Meteorological Service; temperature and humidity data were used to calculate the THI index. Iraq was one of the nations most exposed to the altering climate as a result of global warming and its effects. There was an urgent need to research climate change and land use in Amara city as temperatures rose and the city experienced drought and a shortage of rainfall. The findings showed that the percentage of urban areas increased noticeably from (38.2-69.8) km2, the amount of vegetation increased little, and the barren areas were the highest. Low rainfall in the study area and high temperatures caused by global warming are two major variables affecting public safety. The main factors that affect the comfort of residents are temperature and humidity. The results of the climate suitability study also indicated that November and December are considered the most suitable months for the population, while the hottest and most unpleasant months were from the end of May to the beginning of September. https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/1310Land UseLand CoverLandsatTHIClimatic Suitability |
| spellingShingle | Hawazen Hassan Muslim Bassim M. Hashim Sundus A. Abdullah Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques Iraqi Journal of Physics Land Use Land Cover Landsat THI Climatic Suitability |
| title | Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques |
| title_full | Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques |
| title_fullStr | Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques |
| title_full_unstemmed | Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques |
| title_short | Assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for Amara city by Using remote sensing Techniques |
| title_sort | assessment of climate suitability with land cover distribution for amara city by using remote sensing techniques |
| topic | Land Use Land Cover Landsat THI Climatic Suitability |
| url | https://ijp.uobaghdad.edu.iq/index.php/physics/article/view/1310 |
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