The influence of anthropogenic landscape changes on weather in south Florida

Monthly Weather Review

Volumn 127, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 1663-1672

  Pielke Sr , R A ^a   Walko, R L ^a   Steyaert, L T ^b   Vidale, P L ^a   Liston, G E ^a   Lyons, W A ^c   Chase, T N ^a  

^a Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c FMA Research Incorporated   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; LANDSCAPE CHANGE; RAINFALL; SEA BREEZE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0344433847     PISSN: 00270644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0493(1999)127<1663:tioalc>2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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