Community Exposure to Nighttime Heat in a Desert Urban Setting, El Paso, Texas
Maria A. Amaya1
, MacTar Mohammed2
, Nicholas E. Pingitore1,3, Raed Aldouri4
, and Barry Benedict5
1 School of Nursing, the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
2 Environmental Science & Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
3 Department of Geological Sciences, the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
4 Geospatial Center, the University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
5 Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas, USA
Cloud Publications
International Journal of Advanced Remote Sensing and GIS 2016, Volume 5, Issue 2, pp. 1507-1513 ISSN 2320 - 0243 &URVVUHI FORXG LMDUVJ
Maria A. Amaya, MacTar Mohammed, Nicholas E. Pingitore, Raed Aldouri, Barry Benedict, (doi: 10.23953/cloud.ijarsg.42)
Abstract
The combination of global warming and urbanization is expected to exacerbate the well-established urban heat island effect. Unfortunately, little is known about nighttime urban heat retention and its possible health effects on residents. Here we use infrared satellite imagery to evaluate the distribution of nighttime heat and its decadal changes in a large desert metroplex.
Keywords
Human Health, Nighttime Heat; Heat Exposure; Global Warming; Desert Cities; Thermal Infrared (IR) Satellite Imagery; Community Risk; Urban Growth; Urban Heat Island; Change Detection
Figure 2: Decadal Sequence of Land Use in El Paso County
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