
Eight analysis models which were built using ERDAS 2014 software are used to calculate the LST parameters while the land use/land cover (LULC) types are classified using ENVI v.5.3 software. The current study aims to assess the spatial and temporal variation of LST using different dated satellite images of Landsat 4, 7 and 8 at path 168 and raw 037 during July 16, 1989, April 25, 2000, April 26, 2006, and May 31, 2016. It suffers from population growth, which led to decline in municipal services and rising of land surface temperature (LST) during the summer season.

The current study is concerned with Rusafa side of Baghdad city, which extends on 362 square kilometres and is inhabited by 3738371 people.
