Table 2.
Matrix of differences in land surface temperature between governorates in Kuwait (2001–2017).
| Rural Governorates | Urban/Suburban Governorates | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Ahmadi | Al Jahrah | Al Farwaniyah | Al Kuwait (Captial City) | Hawalli | Mubarak Al−Kabeer | |
| Absolute Difference in Daytime LST (°C), row minus column (95% CI) | ||||||
| Rural Governorates | ||||||
| Al Ahmadi | −0.29 | −0.32 | 3.17 | 1.81 | 2.06 | |
| (−0.09, −0.49) | (−0.27, −0.37) | (3.59, 2.75) | (2.20, 1.42) | (2.40, 1.71) | ||
| Al Jahrah | 0.32 | 0.03 | 3.49 | 2.13 | 2.38 | |
| (0.27, 0.37) | (−0.16, 0.23) | (3.91, 3.08) | (2.52, 1.74) | (2.72, 2.04) | ||
| Urban/Suburban Governorates | ||||||
| Al Farwaniyah | 0.29 | −0.03 | 3.46 | 2.10 | 2.35 | |
| (0.09, 0.49) | (0.16, −0.23) | (3.92, 3.00) | (2.53, 1.67) | (2.74, 1.96) | ||
| Al Kuwait (Captial City) | −3.17 | −3.49 | −3.46 | −1.36 | −1.12 | |
| (−3.59, −2.75) | (−3.91, −3.08) | (−3.92, −3.00) | (−0.79, −1.93) | (−0.58, −1.65) | ||
| Hawalli | −1.81 | −2.13 | −2.10 | 1.36 | 0.25 | |
| (−2.20, −1.42) | (−2.52, −1.74) | (−2.53, −1.67) | (0.79, 1.93) | (0.76, −0.27) | ||
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer | −2.06 | −2.38 | −2.35 | 1.12 | −0.25 | |
| (−2.40, −1.71) | (−2.72, −2.04) | (−2.74, −1.96) | (0.58, 1.65) | (−0.76, 0.27) | ||
| Absolute Difference in Nighttime LST (°C), row minus column (95% CI) | ||||||
| Rural Governorates | ||||||
| Al Ahmadi | −2.95 | 0.32 | −3.82 | −4.48 | −3.62 | |
| (−2.77, −3.13) | (0.36, 0.28) | (−3.44, −4.84) | (−4.13, −4.84) | (−3.31, −3.39) | ||
| Al Jahrah | −0.32 | −3.27 | −4.14 | −4.8 | −3.94 | |
| (−0.36, −0.28) | (−3.45, −3.09) | (−3.76, −4.53) | (−4.45, −5.16) | (−3.63, −4.25) | ||
| Urban/Suburban Governorates | ||||||
| Al Farwaniyah | 2.95 | 3.27 | −0.87 | −1.53 | −0.67 | |
| (2.77, 3.13) | (3.45, 3.09) | (−0.45, −1.29) | (−1.14, −1.93) | (−0.31, −1.02) | ||
| Al Kuwait (Capital City) | 3.82 | 4.14 | 0.87 | −0.66 | 0.20 | |
| (3.44, 4.84) | (3.76, 4.53) | (0.45, 1.29) | (−0.14, −1.18) | (0.70, −0.29) | ||
| Hawalli | 4.48 | 4.8 | 1.53 | 0.66 | 0.86 | |
| (4.13, 4.84) | (4.45, 5.16) | (1.14, 1.93) | (0.14, 1.18) | (1.33, 0.39) | ||
| Mubarak Al-Kabeer | 3.62 | 3.94 | 0.67 | −0.20 | −0.86 | |
| (3.31, 3.39) | (3.63, 4.25) | (0.31, 1.02) | (−0.70, 0.29) | (−1.33, −0.39) | ||
LST; land surface temperate (in degrees Celsius). The 95% confidence intervals were constructed from analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s honest significant difference (HSD) with specified family-wise probability of coverage.