Moderation of Summertime Urban Temperatures with Proximity to Agricultural Land

Journal of Agricultural Meteorology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-88

  Wakiyama, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ground cover classification; LANDSAT TM; Moderation of air temperature; Paddy field; Urban warming

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870577134     PISSN: 00218588     EISSN: 18810136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2480/agrmet.63.81     Document Type: Article

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