Month-averaged impacts of urbanization on atmospheric boundary layer structure and precipitation in summer in Beijing area

Acta Geophysica Sinica

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1580-1593

  Miao, Shi Guang ^a   Chen, Fei ^b   Li, Qing Chun ^a   Fan, Shui Yong ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric boundary layer structure; Month averaged impacts; Precipitation; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; BOUNDARY LAYER; HUMIDITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RESOLUTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SUMMER; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; WIND VELOCITY;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 79960465497     PISSN: 00015733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0001-5733.2010.07.009     Document Type: Article

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