Urban heat islands in humid and arid climates: Role of urban form and thermal properties in Colombo, Sri Lanka and Phoenix, USA

Climate Research

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-251

  Emmanuel, Rohinton ^a,b   Fernando, H J S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MORATUWA   (Sri Lanka)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate sensitive urban design; Desert climate; ENVI met; Tropical climate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DENSITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; THERMAL COMFORT; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ARID ENVIRONMENT; HEAT ISLAND; HUMID ENVIRONMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTY; URBAN DESIGN;

ARIZONA; ASIA; COLOMBO; EURASIA; NORTH AMERICA; PHOENIX; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN PROVINCE [SRI LANKA];

EID: 44349095912     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00694     Document Type: Article

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