Influence of Transport Infrastructure on Surface Temperature in a BRT corridor, in the city of Goiânia/GO

Authors

  • Gabriela Tobias Portis Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil.
  • Alex Mota dos Santos Universidade Federal do Sul da Bahia, Ilhéus, Bahia, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7186-3482
  • Fabrizia Gioppo Nunes Universidade Federal de Goiás, Goiânia, Goiás, Brasil.

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https://doi.org/10.5216/ag.v16i1.71849

Abstract

The artificialization in urban areas has contributed to the concentration of several environmental problems, among which is the change in urban microclimate, including surface temperature. Thus, this research aims to analyze the impacts of the construction of a Bus Rapid Transit System (BRT), which is located in the city of Goiânia, on surface temperature, before and after its implementation. The methodology involved the analysis of orbital remote sensing images from the Landsat 8 satellite, OLI, and TIRS sensors, manipulated in a Geographic Information System (GIS). For that purpose, it was necessary to calculate the brightness temperature; emissivity correction, and; surface temperature calculation. The results have revealed the alteration of the urban landscape influenced by the transportation corridor, the main ones being in the land surface temperature (SST), with the intensification of high temperatures in areas where there was an increase of paved and commercial surfaces and reduction of the temperature where arborization managements were employed.

Keywords: Use of land. Environmental impact. Transport. Microclimate.

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Published

2022-04-20

How to Cite

TOBIAS PORTIS , G.; MOTA DOS SANTOS, A.; GIOPPO NUNES, F. . Influence of Transport Infrastructure on Surface Temperature in a BRT corridor, in the city of Goiânia/GO. Ateliê Geográfico Journal, Goiânia, v. 16, n. 1, p. 143–164, 2022. DOI: 10.5216/ag.v16i1.71849. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/atelie/article/view/71849. Acesso em: 27 jul. 2024.

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