Impact of street geometry on downward longwave radiation and air temperature in an urban environment

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 373-379

  Blankenstein, Simone ^a   Kuttler, Wilhelm ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; CORRELATION METHODS; GEOMETRY; HEAT RADIATION; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; WIND EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE EFFECT; HEAT FLUX; HEAT ISLAND; LONGWAVE RADIATION; VEGETATION; WIND;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; KREFELD; NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA;

EID: 7744233904     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2004/0013-0373     Document Type: Article

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