Inter-local climate zone differentiation of land surface temperatures for Management of Urban Heat in Nairobi City, Kenya

Abstract Rapid Urbanisation often leads to the formation of Urban Heat Island (UHI), which is believed to link to the characteristics of a city. Proper management of UHI, would, therefore, require recognition of the possible range of heat load increase. This paper presents results of inter-local climate zone (LCZ) differentiation of land surface temperature (LST) for the management of urban hotspots in Nairobi city. WUDAPT methodology and LST_Landsat_8_split_window toolbox were used to generate LCZ and LST maps, respectively. Nairobi LCZs had a unique thermal climate that showed statistically significant differences (