Study the Distribution of Urban Heat Island (UHI) and Urban Hotspots (UHS) for Different Seasons in Babylon Province by Using GIS Technique

Abstract

Background:

The work aims to map the distribution of urban heat island (UHI), urban hotspots (UHS) and urban thermal field variation index (UTFVI) and their impact on the temperature rise during the different seasons of the year 2022 in Babylon province.

Materials and Methods:

The data were downloaded for the year 2022 for the province of Babylon via the Landsat 8 satellite, and several steps were taken to process the data and use the Geographic Information System (GIS) program to calculate the factors that mentioned previously by  using special equations.

Results:

The distribution of urban islands was known through the different seasons of the year 2022, where it was noted that the heat islands are closely related to the temperature, as the places where the urban islands are located have a high temperature.