Urban-rural temperature differences in coastal cities: Influence of rural sites

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 811-820

  Sakakibara, Yasushi ^a   Owa, Kaori ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat island intensity; Temperature; Tokyo; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; METEOROLOGY; RURAL AREAS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

COASTAL CITIES; HEAT ISLAND MAGNITUDE; RURAL SITES; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE;

CLIMATOLOGY;

DIURNAL VARIATION; HEAT ISLAND; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO]; TOKYO [TOKYO (PRF)]; WORLD;

EID: 20444460644     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1180     Document Type: Article

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