Continuous sky view factor maps from high resolution urban digital elevation models

Climate Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 177-183

  Lindberg, F ^a   Grimmond, C S B ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Geographical Information Systems; London; Sky view factor; Urban climate; Urban geometry; Urban surface parameters

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; LONDON; SKY VIEW FACTOR; URBAN CLIMATES; URBAN GEOMETRY; URBAN SURFACES;

ANISOTROPY; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FUEL TANKS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GEOMORPHOLOGY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; LIGHT SOURCES; SURVEYING;

RANDOM ERRORS;

ALGORITHM; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; GEOMETRY; GIS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAPPING METHOD; PIXEL; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; URBAN CLIMATE; URBAN REGION;

ENGLAND; LONDON [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77957747645     PISSN: 0936577X     EISSN: 16161572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/cr00882     Document Type: Article

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