Land Surface Temperature
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As Land Surface Temperature is commercial data, brought into Sentinel Hub as Bring Your Own Data, direct EO Browser links are not possible due to the personalized data credentials.
General description
Land Surface Temperature (LST) is the thermodynamic temperature of Earth’s surface. LST is a key variable controlling energy, and water fluxes over the land surface and atmosphere interface. In view of increasing extreme temperature events and a growing population exposed to these events, LST is increasingly relevant to sustainably manage food and water systems and urban living conditions.
Planet’s LST product provides near real-time measurements twice a day at 1:30 and 13:30 solar local time and at spatial resolutions of 100 m and 1000 m. It is unhindered by clouds and has a long and consistent data record of more than 20 years. Please check here for a list of available bands.
The different times in the day can be selected in the evalscript by changing the variable sensing_time
. const sensing_time = "0130";
will return the LST at nighttime and const sensing_time = "1330";
will return LST at midday.
Description of representative images
Land Surface Temperature (100 m) on Oct 8, 2023 at 13:30 near Hanover, Germany.