Simulation of Urban climate with high-resolution WRF model: A case study in Nanjing, China

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 227-241

  Yang, Ben ^a   Zhang, Yaocun ^a   Qian, Yun ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Temperature; Urban climate simulation; Urban planet boundary layer; WRF

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871061413     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-012-0023-5     Document Type: Article

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