Özet:

The urban heat island (UHI) effect causes environmental, energy and health problems. Urban-rural differences in air temperature are directly affected by the surface reflectance. Urban Land use/land cover (LULC) and its changes significantly affect land surface temperature (LST). In this study, the effects of the urban LULC on the urban surface heat island (SUHI) were analyzed with the LST obtained from the earth surface-based measurements from the LANDSAT 8 OLI/TIRS satellite in winter and summer seasons for Adana city center. LST is highest in Discontinuous Medium Density Urban Fabric (30% - 50%) (28.4 ℃), Industrial and Commercial units (24.1 ℃) and Isolated structures (18.8 ℃) in winter months. In summer season, Higher LST is seen in Industrial and Commercial units (47.8 ℃), Highways and Associated Land (42 ℃), Sports and leisure facilities (40.1 ℃) and Continuous urban fabric (40.0 ℃). The rapid transformation of pervious surfaces in the urban fabric into impervious surfaces causes the emergence of urban surface heat waves. In this study, the airport and Industrial and Commercial units, which have impervious surfaces, are the areas with the highest SUHI density. Reducing the LST temperature in these areas with high SUHI density shows the spatial planners of the city of Adana that it is necessary to focus effectively on climate-sensitive urban planning in order to ensure planned and sustainable urban development in the future.

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