Effects of white roofs on urban temperature in a global climate model

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2010, Pages

  Oleson, K W ^a   Bonan, G B ^a   Feddema, J ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL MEAN; END-USES; ENERGY COST; GLOBAL CLIMATE MODEL; HEAT ISLAND; HIGH LATITUDES; MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; THERMAL ADMITTANCE; URBAN AREAS; URBAN CANYONS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN SURFACES;

HEAT FLUX; ROOFS; SOLAR RADIATION; SPACE HEATING; SUN;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR CONDITIONING; ALBEDO; CLIMATE MODELING; ENERGY USE; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEAT ISLAND; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INSTALLATION; ROOF; SOLAR RADIATION; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 76349112938     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009GL042194     Document Type: Article

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