Spatial variability of frontal area index and its relationship with urban heat island intensity

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 885-896

  Wong, Man Sing ^a   Nichol, Janet E ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; POPULATION STATISTICS; TALL BUILDINGS;

ADVANCED SPACEBORNE THERMAL EMISSION AND REFLECTION RADIOMETER; AERODYNAMIC RESISTANCE; DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS; HIGH RISE BUILDING; PLANNING AUTHORITIES; SIGNIFICANCE LEVELS; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; URBAN HEAT ISLAND INTENSITIES;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

AERODYNAMICS; AIR QUALITY; ASTER; BUILDING; GREENSPACE; HEAT ISLAND; POPULATION DENSITY; SPATIAL VARIATION; URBAN CLIMATE; URBAN MORPHOLOGY; VENTILATION;

CHINA; HONG KONG; KOWLOON;

EID: 84867241241     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2012.714509     Document Type: Article

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