Global radiation attenuation by air pollution and its effects on the thermal climate in Mexico City

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 683-694

  Jauregui E ^a   Luyando, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Annual, mean, maximum; Climate change; Heat island; Mexico City; Solar radiation; Temperature; Urban rural climate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT ISLAND; RURAL AREA; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

MEXICO;

EID: 0345061696     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0088(199905)19:6<683::AID-JOC389>3.0.CO;2-8     Document Type: Article

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