Tracing the Heat: LULC Changes and Urban Heat Island Dynamics in Abu Dhabi's Expanding Landscape

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Analysis shows significant warming trends in urban areas and reclamation zones, indicating the role of land-use changes in heat retention.

Urban areas exhibit a warming trend in winter, reinforcing urban heat island effects.
Inundation zones mitigate summer heat, highlighting the oasis effect in land-use interactions.
Reclamation areas demonstrate sustained warming in both winter and summer, indicating loss of natural cooling mechanisms.
Study integrates land-use change analysis with land surface temperature trends, revealing transformative impacts of urban development.

Dahy et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Analysis shows significant warming trends in urban areas and reclamation zones, indicating the role of land-use changes in heat retention.