Spatial and temporal air temperature variability in Berlin, Germany, during the years 2001-2010

Urban Climate

Volumn 10, Issue P2, 2014, Pages 308-331

  Fenner, Daniel ^a   Meier, Fred ^a   Scherer, Dieter ^a   Polze, Albert ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air temperature difference; Berlin; Germany; Local Climate Zone; Temporal anomaly; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927978036     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2014.02.004     Document Type: Article

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