How do variations in Urban Heat Islands in space and time influence household water use? the case of Phoenix, Arizona

Water Resources Research

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Aggarwal, Rimjhim M ^a   Guhathakurta, Subhrajit ^b   Grossman Clarke, Susanne ^c   Lathey, Vasudha ^d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d BOOZ ALLEN HAMILTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIZONA; ATMOSPHERIC MODEL; CENSUS TRACTS; HOUSEHOLD WATER; LONGITUDINAL DATA; LOT SIZE; MESOSCALE; NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES; SPACE AND TIME; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; URBAN FORM; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; WATER CONSUMPTION; WATER USE;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

HEATING;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; HEAT ISLAND; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; URBANIZATION; WATER USE;

ARIZONA; PHOENIX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862569966     PISSN: 00431397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011WR010924     Document Type: Article

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