Impact of urbanization on recent temperature and precipitation trends in the Korean peninsula

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 151-159

  Kug, Jong Seong ^a   Ahn, Min Seop ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Ships and Ocean Engineering   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

global warming; population; precipitation trend; temperature trend; Urbanization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84882975143     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-013-0016-z     Document Type: Article

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