Urban warming in Japanese cities and its relation to climate change monitoring

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 162-173

  Fujibe, Fumiaki ^a  

^a METEOROLOGICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Temperature trend; Urban heat island; Urban temperature; Urban warming

Indexed keywords

JAPAN; TEMPERATURE TREND; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN TEMPERATURE; URBAN WARMING;

METEOROLOGY;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA ACQUISITION; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT ISLAND; MEGACITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TWENTIETH CENTURY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WIND VELOCITY;

JAPAN;

EID: 78751697554     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.2142     Document Type: Review

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