Indonesia Land Surface Temperature Variation during 2001 – 2020

Abstract Indonesia, as the largest archipelago in the world, still depends on agriculture and fisheries activities. Climate change will affect agricultural yields and fish catches, so research on climate change is essential for Indonesia and neighboring countries. Land Surface Temperature (LST) is a critical indicator in climate science to measure the temperature of an area. This study examines the LST variation and seasonal pattern with 189 sub-regions covering 5 main islands of the Indonesia archipelago with 105 pixels (95 km) distance apart. The data was downloaded from NASA MODIS and covered a 20-year from 2001 to 2020. Overall, Indonesia has had a stable LST with a total average increase of 0.009oC (95% confidence interval: -0.041,0.059 oC).