Surface Heat Island in Shanghai and Its Relationship with Urban Development from 1989 to 2013

<table class="table-group" id="tab4"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left" rowspan="2">Year</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Area (km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="center">Large decrease</td><td align="center">Little change</td><td align="center">Large increase</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="4"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">1989 to 2000</td><td align="center">118.84 (2.28%)</td><td align="center">4756.18 (91.44%)</td><td align="center">326.62 (6.28%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">2000 to 2013</td><td align="center">268.88 (5.17%)</td><td align="center">4214.32 (80.98%)</td><td align="center">720.22 (13.85%)</td></tr><tr><td align="left">1989 to 2013</td><td align="center">352.53 (6.78%)</td><td align="center">3913.43 (75.24%)</td><td align="center">935.57 (17.99%)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="4"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

The area of land that followed the three LST change trends during different periods.

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Table 4: Surface Heat Island in Shanghai and Its Relationship with Urban Development from 1989 to 2013 