Nocturnal air temperature variations between forest and open areas

Journal of Applied Meteorology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 851-862

  Karlsson, I Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; FOREST; LAND COVER; NOCTURNAL BOUNDARY LAYER; SPATIAL VARIATION; TURBULENCE;

EID: 0033865302     PISSN: 08948763     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0450(2000)039<0851:NATVBF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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