Local Climate Zones to Identify Surface Urban Heat Islands: A Systematic Review

The Land Surface Temperature (LST) obtained by remote sensing data is an essential indicator for analyzing the Urban Heat Island (SUHI). A factor contributing to its occurrence reflections of different materials in urban and rural areas, which significantly affect energy balance near surface. Therefore, recent studies have increasingly used Local Climate Zones (LCZs) classification system discriminate those areas. our study aims perform a systematic review using PRISMA method LCZ applied understand LST SUHI phenomenon. At first, 10,403 related articles were found scientific literature which, after passing through filtering stages, resulted 51 that further analyzed. Our results showed these very recent, beginning 2016, present increasing trend. Even though all reviewed somehow try phenomenon, more than half them, calculation was not mentioned. China country with most studies. Images from Landsat TERRA/AQUA sensors appeared 82% appears definitions World Database. Finally, we conclude mapping methodologies accurate enough considering current climatic changes. this can help new on identification world areas estimate LST.