Potential sensitivity of warm season precipitation to urbanization extents: Modeling study in Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei urban agglomeration in China

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 9408-9425

  Wang, Jun ^a   Feng, Jinming ^a   Yan, Zhongwei ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONVERGENCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EXTREME EVENT; HEAT ISLAND; LAND USE CHANGE; METROPOLITAN AREA; MOISTURE CONTENT; POPULATION GROWTH; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS; URBANIZATION; VERTICAL MOVEMENT; WARMING;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; HEBEI; TIANJIN;

EID: 84944916857     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023572     Document Type: Article

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