High-resolution simulation of heatwave events in New York City

Theoretical and Applied Climatology

Volumn 128, Issue 1-2, 2017, Pages 89-102

  Ramamurthy, P ^a   Li, D ^c   Bou Zeid, E ^b  

^a City College of New York   (United States)

^b Princeton University   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY FLUX; HEAT ISLAND; HEAT WAVE; MOISTURE FLUX; SYNOPTIC METEOROLOGY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; URBAN AREA;

NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84949957290     PISSN: 0177798X     EISSN: 14344483     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00704-015-1703-8     Document Type: Article

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