Monitoring tropical rain forest microclimate

摘要: Singapore's original tropical rain forest cover has largely been removed, leaving only a total of 2700 hectares, or 5 percent the island, under primary and secondary forest. This area in center island is protected as water catchment nature reserves spite intense pressure for development. The paper investigates application Landsat TM thermal data to surface temperature mapping vicinity forested central an indication relative degree disturbance rainforest microclimate. will assist designation priority conservation status areas which remain structurally microclimatically viable Apparent temperatures were corrected emissivity differences different land-cover types. Pixel then input into vector GIS overlaid with existing coverages representing High Forest, Water, Urban Areas, Elevation order examine characteristics each type. Distinct spatial variations are observed correspond parameters value.