Effects of urbanization on the urban heat island in Beirut

Urban Climate

Volumn 14, Issue , 2015, Pages 154-165

  Kaloustian, Noushig ^a,b   Diab, Youssef ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALAMAND   (Lebanon)

^c EIVP   (France)

Author keywords

Beirut; Building; Road; Town Energy Balance; Urban heat island; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84934324874     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2015.06.004     Document Type: Article

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