Loss of a lake system in a megacity: The impact of urban expansion on seasonal meteorology in Mexico City

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 3079-3099

  Benson Lira, V ^a   Georgescu, M ^a   Kaplan, S ^b   Vivoni, E R ^c,d  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CONVECTION; BOUNDARY LAYER; ENERGY BALANCE; HEAT ISLAND; HETEROGENEITY; LAKE DYNAMICS; LANDSAT; MEGACITY; METEOROLOGY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RANGE EXPANSION; SEASONALITY; SURFACE ENERGY; URBANIZATION; WEATHER FORECASTING;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84962791757     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD024102     Document Type: Article

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