ArticleScientific reports2026
Analyzing the spatiotemporal dynamics of land use land cover change and its effects on land surface temperature in Weyib watershed, South Eastern Ethiopia.
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Understanding land use/land cover (LULC) dynamic and its impact on land surface temperature (LST) is crucial for sustainable watershed management and climate change adaptation. This study analyzed the spatiotemporal dynamics of LULC and its implications on LST for the Weyib watershed, Ethiopia. Using GIS and remote sensing techniques; the study investigates the link between land surface temperature (LST) and land cover indices, such as the normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), normalized difference Barren index (NDBaI), and normalized difference water index (NDWI). Thermal and multispectral data were used to compute LST, NDVI, NDBaI, and NDWI using Landsat images from 1994 (TM), 2004 (ETM+), 2014 (ETM+), and 2024 (OLI/TIRS) in order to evaluate the initiative's effect on temperature control. The findings show notable shifts in land cover from 1994 to 2024. In particular, shrub land fell from 89,115.6 ha (23%) to 35,298.5 ha (9%), whilst built-up areas rose from 11,410.8 ha (3%) to 75,722.9 ha (19%). These changes show the influence of the Green Legacy Initiative (GLI) on landscape changes. LST dropped by 1.6 °C between 2004 and 2024, mainly due to extensive afforestation. This temperature decline corresponds with increased vegetation and water bodies, as indicated by negative correlation between LST and NDVI (R
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