Satellite Monitoring of Daytime Land Surface Temperature (LST) of Jazmourian Catchment Using MODIS Sensor Products

Land Surface Temperature (LST) is one of the most important variables that provides important information about the physical and chemical properties of the litosphere, atmosphere and hydrosphere. Since this variable represents the first thermal reaction to environmental changes, its analysis can provide valuable information to environmental scientists. In recent years, MODIS sensor data have been widely used to estimate LST. In the present study, MODIS sensor data (MOD11C3 & MYD11C3) were used to analyze the daytime LST on the Jazmourian basin (2003-2019). Extracted data were used after quality control and necessary processing to estimate daytime LST. Based on the results; LST values in the Jazmourian basin range from 20-55 °C and clearly follow the altitudes and latitudes. Seasonal analysis of the LST spatial distribution shows the winter and summer seasons with a range of 5-40 °C and 35-65 °C as the coldest and warmest seasons, respectively. Also in the monthly spatial distribution of LST, January and February had the lowest and June and July had the highest LST. The time series trend of LST anomaly indicates an increase of about 0.5 °C in the study period. Also, the spatial distribution of LST indicates the maximum of positive anomalies in the southwestern and central parts and the minimum of positive anomalies in the east of the basin.