Surface Urban Heat Island and Thermal Profiles Using Digital Image Analysis of Cities in the El Bajío Industrial Corridor, Mexico, in 2020

The Surface Urban Heat Island (SUHI) effect refers to the difference in Land Temperature (LST) between an urban area and its surrounding non-urban area. LST can provide detailed information on variations different types of land cover. This study, therefore, analyzes behavior SUHIs fourteen cities El Bajío Industrial Corridor, Mexico, using Landsat satellite images from 2020, with QGIS software. It utilizes thermal profiles identify uses that intensify LST, which are essentially those anthropologically altered. results show increases SUHI more pronounced greater conglomeration, as well where there few green areas a sizeable industrial or mixed area, no bodies water. In addition, increase temperature is due certain crops such vegetables, red fruits, basic grains corn, wheat, sorghum use fallow part agricultural practices, located around areas, minimizes natural arboreal vegetation.