The Disappearance of Dense Fog in Los Angeles: Another Urban Impact?

Physical Geography

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 177-191

  LaDochy, Steve ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ENSO; Fog; Urban climates

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; EL NINO-SOUTHERN OSCILLATION; FOG; HEAT ISLAND;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 28244483895     PISSN: 02723646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2747/0272-3646.26.3.177     Document Type: Article

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