Following the streamlines in Fig. 2, LANDSAT TM/ETM+ images
were processed for the mapping of land use/land cover change
(LUCC), VIs, LST and heat fluxes. LUCC associated withMay7th 1987
and May 2nd 2000 in the study area was analyzed with respect
to the proper interpretation of LANDSAT TM/ETM images and was
validated with ground truth data. Regional scale heat fluxes were
estimated with the aid of remote sensing images and the surface
energy balance algorithm (e.g., SEBAL model) (Bastiaanssen et al.,
1998a,b).