Yoshe, Dr. Agegnehu Kitanbo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3792-5854
Declaration
Conflicts of Interest: Based on my understanding, this article has no conflicts of interest.
Funding Support: This article has not been funded by any organizations or agencies. This independence ensures that the research is conducted objectively and without external influence.
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Data Access Statement and Material Availability: The MODIS LULC dataset utilised was accessed on 25 July 2024 and available at https://lpdaac.usgs.gov/products/mcd12q1v061/ (Friedl and Sulla-Menashe, 2022). The MODIS Land Surface Temperature and Emissivity (MOD11) was accessed on 25 July 2024 and available at https://modis.gsfc.nasa.gov/data/dataprod/mod11.php (Wan et al., 2004).
Authors Contributions: Conceptualization, methodology, original draft writing, preparation, and development of the model were carried out by Agegnehu Kitanbo Yoshe.