Modeling of the urban heat island pattern based on the relationship between surface and air temperatures

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Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-302

  Unger, J ^a   Gal T ^a   Rakonczai, J ^a   Mucsi, L ^a   Szatmari J ^a   Tobak, Z ^a   van Leeuwen, B ^a   Fiala, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b Directorate for Environmental Protection and Water Management of Lower Tisza District   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Hungary; Remote sensing; Source area; Surface and air temperatures; Szeged; Urban environment

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; GIS; GPS; HEAT ISLAND; MODELING; REMOTE SENSING; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

FEJER; HUNGARY; SZEGED;

EID: 78650803223     PISSN: 03246329     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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