The effect of urban leaf area on summertime urban surface kinetic temperatures: A Terre Haute case study

Urban Forestry and Urban Greening

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 63-72

  Hardin, Perry J ^a   Jensen, Ryan R ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASTER; Leaf area index; Thermal remote sensing; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

HEAT ISLAND; KINETICS; LEAF AREA INDEX; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SUMMER; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; URBAN FORESTRY;

INDIANA; NORTH AMERICA; TERRE HAUTE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34247514000     PISSN: 16188667     EISSN: 16108167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ufug.2007.01.005     Document Type: Article

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