Observed surface warming induced by urbanization in east China

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 14, 2011, Pages

  Yang, Xuchao ^a,b   Hou, Yiling ^b   Chen, Baode ^a  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b Institute of Meteorological Sciences Zhejiang Meteorological Bureau ^*  (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; POPULATION STATISTICS; RURAL AREAS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

ANNUAL MEAN; EAST CHINA; LARGE CITIES; METEOROLOGICAL STATION; NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCHES; NATIONAL CENTERS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PREDICTIONS; NCEP/NCAR; POPULATION CENSUS; REANALYSIS; SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURES; SURFACE STATION; SURFACE WARMING; TEMPERATURE CHANGES; TEMPERATURE TRENDS; UMR APPROACH; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CENSUS; GLOBAL WARMING; METEOROLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREDICTION; RURAL AREA; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; URBANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 79961216864     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015452     Document Type: Article

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