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Advanced Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Using Surface Imperviousness, Land Use- Land Cover, and Local Climate Zones Via Google Earth Engine and Deep Learning (2003–2023) Cover

Advanced Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Surface Urban Heat Island Intensity in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Using Surface Imperviousness, Land Use- Land Cover, and Local Climate Zones Via Google Earth Engine and Deep Learning (2003–2023)

By: Priyanka Puri  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jlecol-2026-0014 | Journal eISSN: 1805-4196 | Journal ISSN: 1803-2427
Language: English
Submitted on: Jul 3, 2025
Accepted on: Oct 23, 2025
Published on: Dec 17, 2025
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