Investigation the effects of land cover factors on climate in Diyarbakir using remote sensing techniques

The relationship between vegetation and Land Surface Temperature (LST) using AVHRR (Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer) for 17 years (1998-2014), NDVI for 20 years (1994-2014) over 94 % and cloud cover for 15 years of Diyarbakir are presented. It is found that the correlations between LST and Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) depend on the season-of-year. For winter, the correlation between NDVI and LST is positive. Correlations between LST and NDVI decreased during the warm seasons. Thus temperature-related drought indices may only be used in the warm seasons from June to October, and should be used with caution during cold seasons in Diyarbakır. Since vegetation is high on April and May both month was also studied.