Elevated air temperatures in riparian ecosystems along ephemeral streams: The role of housing density

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 84, Issue , 2012, Pages 9-18

  Martin, J ^a,b   Kurc, S A ^b   Zaimes, G ^b,c   Crimmins, M ^b   Hutmacher, A ^d   Green, D ^d  

^a Dudek Engineering and Environmental   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF KAVALA   (Greece)

^d ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Daily maximum temperature; Daily minimum temperature; Diurnal temperature; Semiarid; Urban heat island; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DIURNAL VARIATION; ECOSYSTEM DYNAMICS; EPHEMERAL STREAM; HEAT ISLAND; HOUSING CONDITIONS; LAND COVER; POPULATION GROWTH; RIPARIAN ZONE; SEMIARID REGION; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; URBAN GROWTH;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860653136     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2012.03.019     Document Type: Article

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