Analysis of the urban thermal fingerprint of the city of trento in the Alps

Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1145-1162

  Giovannini, Lorenzo ^a   Zardi, Dino ^a   de Franceschi, Massimiliano ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

^b Major Seminary Diocese of Bolzano Bressanone ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

Heat islands; Orographic effects; Urban meteorology

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALPINE VALLEYS; CLIMATIC CONDITIONS; CLOUD COVER; DIURNAL CYCLE; FAVORABLE CONDITIONS; HEAT ISLAND; MAXIMUM INTENSITIES; OROGRAPHIC EFFECTS; SEASONAL DEPENDENCE; SIMILAR PATTERN; SUBURBAN AREAS; TEMPERATURE CONTRAST; URBAN AREAS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN METEOROLOGY; URBAN SITE; VALLEY FLOOR; WEATHER FACTORS; WEATHER STATIONS; WIND SPEED;

FLOORS; TIME SERIES; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

LANDFORMS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; DIURNAL VARIATION; HEAT ISLAND; METEOROLOGY; OROGRAPHIC EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

ITALY; TRENTINO-ALTO ADIGE; TRENTO;

EID: 79959617575     PISSN: 15588424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/2010JAMC2613.1     Document Type: Article

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