Land Use and Land Cover and Their Impacts on Land Surface Temperature in the Little Zab River Basin: A Predictive Study
By: Nadheer Ayoob and Ruqayah Mohammed
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cee-2026-0083 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6512 (formerly 1336-5835) | Journal ISSN: 1336-5835
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Submitted on: Dec 1, 2025
Accepted on: Jan 5, 2026
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