A simple model of urban canyon energy budget and its validation

Physical Geography

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 305-326

  Arnfield, A John ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Numerical simulation model; Urban canyon energy budget; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

CANYON; ENERGY BUDGET; HEAT FLUX; MODEL VALIDATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0034464414     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02723646.2000.10642712     Document Type: Article

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