Characteristics of the urban heat island in a high-Altitude metropolitan city, ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 535-541

  Ganbat, Gantuya ^a   Han, Ji Young ^b   Ryu, Young Hee ^a   Baik, Jong Jin ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Atmospheric Prediction Systems   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Daily maximum urban heat island intensity; Multiple linear regression model; Ulaanbaatar; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892370901     PISSN: 19767633     EISSN: 19767951     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13143-013-0047-5     Document Type: Article

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