The link between urbanization and climatic factors: A concept on formation of urban heat island

WSEAS Transactions on Environment and Development

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 754-768

  Shahmohamadi, P ^a   Che Ani, A I ^a   Abdullah, N A G ^a   Tahir, M M ^a   Maulud, K N A ^a   Mohd Nor, M F I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Climatic factors; Environmental challenge; Tehran; Urban; Urban heat island; Urbanization factors

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE EFFECT; HEAT ISLAND; METROPOLITAN AREA; NDVI; POPULATION GROWTH; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; URBANIZATION;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 79954490080     PISSN: 17905079     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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