Table 3: The 10 megacities in the Asian Monsoon Region; LST slope (°C/12y) during June-August 2003-2014, based on 1 km Aqua -MODIS. Statistically significant slopes at a 95% (i.e. P < 0.05) are in bold. NA = not available.
City |
R2 |
P- Value |
Trend |
Day |
Night |
Day |
Night |
Day |
Night |
∆ (DTR) |
Tokyo |
0.0534 |
7.09E-05 |
0.4695 |
0.9792 |
0.113 |
-0.002 |
0.117 |
Guangzhou |
0.1808 |
0.0308 |
0.2205 |
0.5852 |
0.305 |
-0.024 |
0.329 |
Shanghai |
0.0107 |
0.0413 |
0.7487 |
0.5261 |
0.051 |
-0.046 |
0.097 |
Seoul |
0.0718 |
0.0335 |
0.3995 |
0.5689 |
0.095 |
0.053 |
0.042 |
Delhi (until 2008)** |
NA |
0.4830 |
NA |
0.1253 |
NA |
0.211 |
NA |
Karachi (until 2011)** |
0.4142 |
0.3238 |
0.0326 |
0.0676 |
0.243 |
0.218 |
0.025 |
Osaka |
0.0018 |
0.0233 |
0.8948 |
0.6352 |
0.018 |
0.039 |
-0.021 |
Beijing |
0.2600 |
0.3029 |
0.0903 |
0.0637 |
0.110 |
0.108 |
0.002 |
Dhaka (until 2013)** |
NA |
0.0735 |
NA |
0.3938 |
NA |
0.147 |
NA |
Kolkata** |
NA |
0.0266 |
NA |
0.6123 |
NA |
0.058 |
NA |
Note: **Data for Karachi, Dhaka, Delhi and Kolkata are limited as indicated earlier.