Monitoring Changes in the Spectral Reflectivity of Baghdad City and the Impact of the Atmospheric Elements on it using R.S and GIS

Abstract

Abstract Climate change in recent years has greatly affected the distribution of ground covers. Monitoring these changes has become very easy due to the development of remote sensitivity science and the use of satellites to monitor these changes. The aim of this research is to monitor changes in the spectral reflectivity of the Baghdad governorate center for the month (March, June, September, December) of the year 2021 using remote sensing and satellite images Sentinel 2 and knowing the climate imact on them. Fifty-one samples were selected for four types of ground cover (agricultural land, water, buildings and open space) and their spectral reflectivity was calculated using satellite images. Sentinel 2, where it was processed and analyzed, and then the spectral reflectivity values were calculated using the ArcGIS program. The effect of climate on the spectral reflectivity comes through its impact on the ground covers and thus changing the spectral signature of them. The relationship between temperature, spectral reflectivity, humidity, spectral reflectivity, and knowledge of the type of the relationship between them by means of mathematical equations. The results showed that the spectral reflection of the plant at the near-infrared beam has the most change than the rest of the ground covers.