Modelling the urban climate using a local governmental geo-database

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 263-273

  Lindberg, Fredrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model; Geographical information system; Intra urban temperature variations; Sky view factor

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FORESTRY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFRARED IMAGING; LAND USE; RASTERIZATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRINGS (COMPONENTS); SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURVEYING; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; DIGITAL SPATIAL DATA; MOBILE MEASUREMENTS; SKY VIEW FACTOR; SURFACE TEMPERATURE VARIATION; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; THERMAL INFRARED IMAGES; URBAN TEMPERATURES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATABASE; HEAT SOURCE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MODELING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; URBAN CLIMATE;

GOTEBORG; SWEDEN; VASTRA GOTALAND;

EID: 34548809816     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.29     Document Type: Article

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