Simulation of mixing depths incorporating the urban heat island effect

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 183-193

  Khan, Suhail M ^a   Simpson, Rod W ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effect; Heat; Height; Island; Mixing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; HEATING; MIXING; URBAN GROWTH;

ANTHROPOGENIC HEAT FLUX; EFFECT; HEAT ISLAND EFFECT; HEIGHT; ISLAND; SURFACE CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS;

HEAT FLUX;

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT ISLAND; MIXING RATIO; NUMERICAL MODEL; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0035622125     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1011966031892     Document Type: Article

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