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Table 3 Exposure Layers

From: GIS based quantification and mapping of climate change vulnerability hotspots in Addis Ababa

 

LST (°C) 1986

LST (°C) 2017

Mean

Air Temperature (°C)

 

Mean

Mean

Difference

Nor.

Mean Temp (°C)a

Mean Temp (°C)b

Mean Difference

Nor.

Arada

24.5

27.7

3.2

0.92

16.64

16.91

0.27

0.22

Addis Ketema

24.2

27.6

3.4

1.00

16.18

16.48

0.30

0.39

Lideta

25.2

27.9

2.7

0.73

17.05

17.30

0.25

0.11

Kirkos

25.3

27.7

2.4

0.62

17.06

17.30

0.24

0.06

Nifas Silk

26.6

28.0

1.4

0.23

16.65

16.90

0.25

0.11

Akaki-Kality

27.9

29.2

1.3

0.19

16.67

16.91

0.24

0.06

Bole

26.7

28.4

1.7

0.35

16.82

17.05

0.23

0.00

Yeka

25.1

25.9

0.8

0.00

16.09

16.38

0.29

0.32

Gulelle

22.4

24.0

1.6

0.31

14.04

14.45

0.41

1.00

Kolfe

25.3

26.7

1.4

0.23

15.92

16.23

0.31

0.44

  1. aAveraged mean air temperature record from (1989–2002) interpolated from Entoto, Addis Ababa, and Bole observatories, and derived for each sub city using Zonal Statistics
  2. bAveraged mean air temperature record from (2003–2016) interpolated from Entoto, Addis Ababa, and Bole observatories, and derived for each sub city using Zonal Statistics (Source: Based on data from Landsat and National Meteorological Service, constructed by authors)