Modeling the influence of open water surfaces on the summertime temperature and thermal comfort in the city

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 8881-8896

  Theeuwes, N E ^a   Solcerova A ^a   Steeneveld, G J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; LAKES; RURAL AREAS; TEMPERATURE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; GLOBAL URBANIZATION; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGICAL MODEL; OPEN WATER SURFACE; SPATIAL CONFIGURATION; SURFACE RADIATION; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS;

THERMAL COMFORT;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BRIGHTNESS TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELING; COOLING; ENERGY BALANCE; EUXINIC ENVIRONMENT; HEAT ISLAND; HUMIDITY; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPEN WATER; RURAL AREA; SUMMER; SURFACE WATER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBANIZATION; WIND DIRECTION;

EID: 84885159741     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50704     Document Type: Article

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