Improving mesoscale modeling using satellite-derived land surface parameters in the pearl river delta region, China

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 6325-6346

  Li, Mengmeng ^a   Song, Yu ^a   Huang, Xin ^a   Li, Jianfeng ^a   Mao, Yi ^a   Zhu, Tong ^a   Cai, Xuhui ^a   Liu, Bing ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINA NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; HEAT FLUX; RADIOMETERS; RAIN; REFORESTATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; THERMAL POLLUTION; VEGETATION;

LAND SURFACE PARAMETERS; MESO-SCALE MODELING; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; PRD; SPATIOTEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND CIRCULATION; WEATHER RESEARCH AND FORECASTING MODELS;

WEATHER FORECASTING;

ADVECTION; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION; HEAT FLUX; HEAT ISLAND; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; LAND SURFACE; MARINE ECOSYSTEM; MESOSCALE METEOROLOGY; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; ZHUJIANG DELTA;

EID: 84903291507     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021871     Document Type: Article

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