Urban Heat Island Phenomenon in the Early and Peak Periods of Covid-19 Cases Endang Surjati
Universitas PGRI Kanjuruhan Malang
Abstract
Urban Heat Island (UHI) is a condition of increasing temperature above the island and usually occurs in urban areas. The main factor for the emergence of the urban heat island phenomenon is human activities related to energy use. During the COVID-19 pandemic, urban heat island information is useful for knowing the spatial distribution pattern of cases and the characteristics of Covid-19 transmission. This study aims to examine air conditions during the pandemic and the spatial pattern of urban heat island during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study uses a thermal channel on Landsat 8 and two different recording time periods to determine the UHI phenomenon in the Malang district. Furthermore, a spatial analysis of UHI changes was carried out at the beginning of the case and at the peak of the case. The spatial distribution of UHI at the beginning of the emergence of COVID-19 was intensively in the city center and decreasingly towards periphery. Meanwhile, the distribution of UHI at the peak of the COVID-19 cases decreased in several areas.
Keywords: urban head island, covid-19, pandemic, spatial distribution pattern, spasio temporal
Topic: Symposium on Energy and Environmental Science and Engineering
