Influences of urbanization on surface characteristics as derived from the Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer: A case study for the Beijing metropolitan area

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 22, 2007, Pages

  Wang, Kaicun ^a   Wang, Jiankai ^a   Wang, Pucai ^a   Sparrow, Michael ^b   Yang, Juan ^a   Chen, Hongbin ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b NATIONAL OCEANOGRAPHY CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT FLUX; SOLAR RADIATION; VEGETATION;

ALBEDO; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT ISLAND; METROPOLITAN AREA; MODIS; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; URBANIZATION;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 38349157360     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007997     Document Type: Article

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