Polimetrics: The quantitative study of urban systems (and its applications to atmospheric and hydro environments)

Environmental Fluid Mechanics

Volumn 8, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 397-409

  Fernando, H J S ^a  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Climate; Environmental flows; Hydraulics; Infrastructure; Mesoscale modeling; Modeling; Polimetrics; Polisphere; Urban heat island; Urban parameterizations; Urban systems

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; URBAN PLANNING;

CONFERENCE PROCEEDING; FLUID FLOW; HEAT ISLAND; STORM SURGE; SUSTAINABILITY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION;

EID: 57049181286     PISSN: 15677419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10652-008-9116-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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