Local temperature differences in relation to weather parameters

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 151-170

  Bogren, J ^a   Gustavsson, T ^a   Postgard U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Cold air pooling; Local climate; Road surface temperature; Road Weather Information System; Screening effect; South central Sweden; Temperature decrease with altitude; Topoclimatology; Weather

Indexed keywords

CLOUD COVER; ROAD; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; WIND;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0034036011     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(200002)20:2<151::AID-JOC460>3.0.CO;2-U     Document Type: Article

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