Evaluation of the 'local climate zone' scheme using temperature observations and model simulations

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1062-1080

  Stewart, Iain D ^a   Oke, T R ^a   Krayenhoff, E Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canopy layer air temperature; Field observations; Local climate zones; Model simulations; Site classification; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; LOCAL CLIMATE; MODEL SIMULATION; SITE CLASSIFICATION; URBAN HEAT ISLAND;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; SOIL TESTING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FIELD SURVEY; HEAT ISLAND; LAND COVER; SITE SELECTION;

EID: 84900604709     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: 10970088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.3746     Document Type: Article

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