Features of extremely high summertime temperatures in Japan in recent years

Geographical Review of Japan

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 119-132

  Fujibe, Fumiaki ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

High temperature; Long term temperature change; Midsummer; Temperature rise; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT ISLAND; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; URBAN CLIMATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 1842730562     PISSN: 13479555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4157/grj.77.119     Document Type: Article

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