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Data group
Exposure to physical risks
Metric Type
Physical vulnerability
Methodology/ Standard / Classification/ Taxonomy / Reference
OECD
Unit (e.g. CO2)
Land Surface Temperature (Celsius)
Dimension (e.g. Sector, Customer)
By Region
Time horizon
Forward-looking
Frequency
Upon Update
Time series
2002-current
Accessibility
Public
Observation on data availability/gaps
Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) sensors aboard the Terra and Aqua satellites provide day- and night-time Land Surface Temperature (LST) under clear sky conditions since early 2000s, and the resulted data sets have supported urban climate studies
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