Influences of Urban Expansion on Urban Heat Island in Beijing during 1989–2010

Table 3

The LST and URI of urban land in Beijing between 1989 and 2010.

Zone	1989		2000		2010
	LST (°C)	URI	LST (°C)	URI	LST (°C)	URI
N	26.73	0.06	27.47	0.18	27.83	0.23
NE	26.45	0.16	27.22	0.30	27.83	0.32
E	27.32	0.08	27.37	0.23	28.46	0.31
SE	27.57	0.06	27.71	0.18	28.43	0.23
S	27.56	0.09	27.41	0.30	28.35	0.41
SW	26.85	0.25	27.70	0.41	28.54	0.44
W	26.12	0.15	27.44	0.31	27.99	0.31
NW	26.85	0.14	27.10	0.31	27.87	0.38
Beijing	26.78	0.12	27.39	0.27	28.26	0.30