The influence of green areas and roof albedos on air temperatures during extreme heat events in Berlin, Germany

Meteorologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 131-143

  Schubert, Sebastian ^a   Grossman Clarke, Susanne ^a  

^a POTSDAM INSTITUTE FOR CLIMATE IMPACT RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Extreme heat events; Mesoscale modelling; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; EXTREME HEAT EVENTS; IMPERVIOUS SURFACE; MESOSCALE MODELLING; NEAR SURFACE AIR TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE OBSERVATIONS; URBAN CANOPY PARAMETERS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ROOFS; VEGETATION; WEATHER INFORMATION SERVICES;

SOLAR RADIATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; DIURNAL VARIATION; EXTREME EVENT; HEAT ISLAND; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VEGETATION COVER;

BERLIN; GERMANY;

EID: 84880627026     PISSN: 09412948     EISSN: 16101227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0941-2948/2013/0393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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