The energy balance of central Mexico City during the dry season

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 24-25, 1999, Pages 3919-3930

  Oke, T R ^a   Spronken Smith, R A ^a   Jauregui E ^b   Grimmond, C S B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat fluxes; Heat storage; Mexico City; Surface energy balance; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

SURFACE ENERGY BALANCE;

BUILDINGS; CLIMATOLOGY; EVAPORATION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT RADIATION; ROOFS;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

DRY SEASON; ENERGY BUDGET; MICROMETEOROLOGY; URBAN AREA;

BUILDING; CITY; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENERGY BALANCE; MEXICO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SEASON; URBAN AREA; WEATHER;

MEXICO;

EID: 0032998026     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00134-X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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