Restoration of an inner-city stream and its impact on air temperature and humidity based on long-term monitoring data

Advances in Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 283-292

  Kim, Kyu Rang ^a   Kwon, Tae Heon ^a   Kim, Yeon Hee ^a   Koo, Hae Jung ^a   Choi, Byoung Cheol ^a   Choi, Chee Young ^a  

^a Meteorological Research Institute   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cheonggye stream; Land use; Restoration; Stream; Urban heat island; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 70849089172     PISSN: 02561530     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00376-009-0283-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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