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Scientia Silvae Sinicae ›› 2014, Vol. 50 ›› Issue (3): 63-68.doi: 10.11707/j.1001-7488.20140309

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Relationship between Urban Forest Canopy Cover and Heat Island Effect in Xiamen Island

Gao Meirong1,2,3,4, Jia Baoquan1,2,3, Wang Cheng1,2,3, Sun Chaohui1,2,3   

  1. 1. Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry Beijing 100091;
    2. Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry Administration Beijing 100091;
    3. Research Centre of Urban Forestry of State Forestry Administration Beijing 100091;
    4. Zhejiang Academy of Forestry Hangzhou 310023
  • Received:2013-06-14 Revised:2013-10-16 Online:2014-03-25 Published:2014-04-16
  • Contact: 贾宝全

Abstract:

Through the relatively Brightness temperature distribution and variation, spatial distribution and change characteristics of heat island in Xiamen Island were quantitatively descripted based on Landsat TM image, combined with urban forest canopy cover data, obtained by visual interpretation from QuickBird image, to analysis the relationship between canopy cover data types and relatively brightness temperature, absolute temperature by GIS spatial statistical functions. This paper investigated the mitigation functions of urban forest canopy cover on the heat island. The results showed that heat island effect of Xiamen island was remarkable, and medium heat island and strong heat island were mainly thermal field types, which clustered together on the city commercial , residential center and industrial hubs of the island north-northwest area in Xiamen island. The thermal field strength and heat island effects generally increased from 1993 to 2009 in Xiamen Island. The medium heat island and strong heat island distribution was developed from scattered point into mass patchy distribution from 1993 to 2009 in the northern area of Xiamen island. Land cover types and urban heat island distribution showed a corresponding relationship, and the park forest canopy cover with consecutive crown cover exhibited large patch, with low fragmentation. Approximate 77.86% of the park area concentrated in the Green Island area. The forest canopy cover along the main roads and in residential area mainly distributed in the weak heat islands and the secondary heat island areas, with smaller patches, high degree of fragmentation, lower continuity, leading to lower vegetation coverage area, not mitigating the heat island effect very well. Lawn uniformly distributed in Green Island, weak heat island and secondary heat island district. The results indicate that vegetation cover, a large body of urban forest patches can significantly slow down the heat island effect.

Key words: heat island effect, urban forest, tree canopy coverage, relatively brightness temperature, Xiamen

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