The combined influence of background climate and urbanization on the regional warming in Southeast China

Journal of Geographical Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 245-260

  Si, Peng ^a   Ren, Yu ^a   Liang, Dongpo ^a   Lin, Bingwen ^b  

^a Tianjin Meteorological Bureau   (China)

^b Xiamen Meteorological Bureau   (China)

Author keywords

climate warming; contributor; land use; Southeast China; urban heat island

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857854523     PISSN: 1009637X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11442-012-0924-3     Document Type: Article

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