A Spatially-Analytical Scheme for Surface Temperatures and Conductive Heat Fluxes in Urban Canopy Models

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 138, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 171-193

  Wang, Zhi Hua ^a   Bou Zeid, Elie ^a   Smith, James A ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Green's function; Heat conduction; Surface temperature; Urban canopy model; Urban microclimate

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GREEN'S FUNCTION; HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT FLUX; NUMERICAL METHODS; PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES; URBAN PLANNING; WEATHER FORECASTING; WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS;

FINITE DIFFERENCE SCHEME; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; TEMPERATURE DISCONTINUITY; URBAN CANOPY MODELS; URBAN MICROCLIMATE; WEATHER PREDICTION MODEL; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; FIELD METHOD; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; GREEN FUNCTION; HEAT FLUX; MICROCLIMATE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN CLIMATE; WEATHER FORECASTING;

EID: 78651386903     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-010-9552-6     Document Type: Article

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