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Local Climate Zones and Thermal Characteristics in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

Local Climate Zones and Thermal Characteristics in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b5b27f86e2aa4f2db6efde970dc1c64d

Local Climate Zones and Thermal Characteristics in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

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Local Climate Zones and Thermal Characteristics in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

Publisher

Basel: MDPI AG

Journal title

Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland), 2021-11, Vol.13 (22), p.4526

Language

English

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Basel: MDPI AG

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Contents

Using the local climate zone (LCZ) framework and multiple Earth observation input features, an LCZ classification was developed and established for Riyadh City in 2017. Four land-cover-type and four urban-type LCZs were identified in the city with an overall accuracy of 87%. The bare soil/sand (LCZ-F) class was found to be the largest LCZ class, wh...

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Local Climate Zones and Thermal Characteristics in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia

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TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b5b27f86e2aa4f2db6efde970dc1c64d

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_doaj_primary_oai_doaj_org_article_b5b27f86e2aa4f2db6efde970dc1c64d

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ISSN

2072-4292

E-ISSN

2072-4292

DOI

10.3390/rs13224526

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