| COHESION | patch cohesion index |
| DN | digital number |
| DOQQ | Digital Orthophoto Quarter Quadrangles |
| GIS | Geographic Information Systems |
| LST | land surface temperatures |
| MNN | mean nearest neighbor distance |
| MPS | mean patch size |
| MSI | mean shape index |
| NDVI | Normalized Difference Vegetation Index |
| NP | number of patches |
| OLS | ordinary least square |
| PLAND | percentage of tree cover |
| TNRIS | Texas Natural Resource Information System |
| TOA | top-of-atmosphere |
| UHI | urban heat island |
| VIF | Variance Inflation Factor |