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The purpose of this study is to investigate the thermal environment in Kumamoto and to develop the teaching materials on the urban heat island for science and environmental educations. Here, we discussed the long-range trend of annual mean temperatures at four meteorological stations in Kumamoto Prefecture by using continuous measurement of air temperature observed by the Japan Meteorological Agency since 1891, first. Next, the distributions of vegetation, surface temperature, and land cover in Kumamoto City in 1988, 1998, and 2010 were analyzed by using satellite remote sensing data. As the result, it was identified by the analysis of long-term air temperature data that the characteristics of urban climate were notable in Kumamoto City, and the impact of landdevelopment on the thermal environment were demonstrated by the satellite images clearly. Finally, we showed two types of teaching material on the thermal environment in Kumamoto.

第56回宇宙科学技術連合講演会（2012年11月20日-22日. 別府国際コンベンションセンター（ビーコンプラザ）), 別府市, 大分県, 資料番号: AS0100021000

A trial was made to develop, in a personal computer, the image preparation and analysis software for collecting earth observation satellite data. The software program was written by Visual Basic for Windows (Microsoft Cooperation). The common processing was possible in various personal computers using GUI (Graphical User Interface) in Windows. The software for one band processing was given and then two bands calculations. Some examples including Seguchi's turbidity were given. The software was easily modified in accord with the present study, since the software and processing course were obvious.