Urban climate change: A comprehensive ecological analysis of the thermo-effects of major Chinese cities

Ecological Complexity

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 188-197

  Huang, Jinlou ^a   Wang, Rusong ^a   Shi, Yao ^a  

^a RESEARCH CENTER FOR ECO ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Air temperature; Grey System Theory; Multiplied regression analysis; System core and coritivity; Urban climate change; Urban thermo effects

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955658692     PISSN: 1476945X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecocom.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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