Annual and diurnal wind patterns in the city of São Paulo

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 3, Issue 5-6, 2003, Pages 3-15

  Oliveira, Amauri P ^a   Bornstein, Robert D ^b   Soares, Jacyra ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local winds; S o Paulo City; Sea breeze; Urban effects; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

HEAT ISLAND; SEA BREEZE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND PROFILE; WIND VELOCITY;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 4344657203     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026090103764     Document Type: Article

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