Trends of maximum temperature, minimum temperature and diurnal temperature range and their correlations with urbanisation in Xiamen, China

International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 299-303

  Li, Xiangyu ^a   Chen, Feng ^a   Ye, Hong ^a   Xiong, Yongzhu ^a   Shi, Longyu ^a   Pan, Lingyang ^a   Wang, Kai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

climate change; coastal city; diurnal temperature range; linear regression; maritime climate

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; COASTAL ZONE; CONSTRUCTION; CORRELATION; DIURNAL VARIATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTRIFICATION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; LINEARITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TIME SERIES; URBAN POPULATION; URBANIZATION; WEATHER STATION;

CHINA; FUJIAN; XIAMEN;

EID: 77954889383     PISSN: 13504509     EISSN: 17452627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504509.2010.488879     Document Type: Article

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