Proposing the simplification of the multilayer urban canopy model: Intercomparison study of four models

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 902-919

  Ikeda, Ryosaku ^a   Kusaka, Hiroyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Heat budgets; Heat islands; Mesoscale models; Model comparison; Urban meteorology

Indexed keywords

HEAT BUDGET; HEAT ISLAND; MESOSCALE MODEL; MODEL COMPARISON; URBAN METEOROLOGY;

BUDGET CONTROL; METEOROLOGY; MULTILAYERS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HEAT BUDGET; HEAT ISLAND; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; URBAN CLIMATE;

EID: 77955573365     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2009JAMC2336.1     Document Type: Article

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