Application of refined land-use categories for high resolution mesoscale atmospheric modelling

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 263-288

  Lam, J S L ^a   Lau, A K H ^a   Fung, J C H ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Convergence zones; Land use category; Mesoscale meteorology; Sea land breezes; Surface wind and air pollution

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; LAND USE; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

LAND SURFACE PROCESSES; LAND-ATMOSPHERE INTERACTIONS; SEA-LAND BREEZES; SOIL MOISTURE; SURFACE EMISSIVITY; SURFACE HEAT CAPACITY; THERMAL INERTIA;

METEOROLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION; FLOW PATTERNS; GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS; LAND USE; METEOROLOGY; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FLOW PATTERN; LAND USE; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY;

EID: 33744472172     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-005-9027-3     Document Type: Article

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