Statistical and dynamical characteristics of the urban heat island intensity in Seoul

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 227-237

  Lee, Sang Hyun ^a   Baik, Jong Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; AMPLITUDE; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COOLING; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEAT ISLAND; HEATING; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SKEWNESS; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 77049115618     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-009-0247-1     Document Type: Article

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