Asynchronous Land-Use Change and Surface Thermal Variability in Nepal, 2000–2023: Drivers and Implications for Himalayan Mountain System Resilience
The vertical redistribution of human activities and surface thermal changes poses challenges to Himalayan resilience. Using Nepal’s 77 districts, this study integrates land-use maps for 2000, 2020, and 2023 with annual MODIS land surface temperature (LST) data for 2000–2023. Trend analysis, fixed thermal thresholds, di...