A numerical case study on the impact of surface characteristics variations associated with urbanization on local climate

Contributions to Atmospheric Physics

Volumn 71, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 347-357

  Tang, Youhua ^a   Miao, Manqian ^a  

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ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 0344061569     PISSN: 00058173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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