Assessing the impact of enhanced hydrological processes on urban hydrometeorology with application to two cities in contrasting climates

Journal of Hydrometeorology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1031-1047

  Yang, Jiachuan ^a   Wang, Zhi Hua ^a   Georgescu, Matei ^b   Chen, Fei ^c   Tewari, Mukul ^c  

^a AZ 85281   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmosphere land interaction; Evapotranspiration; Land surface model; Models and modeling; Moisture moisture budget; Physical meteorology and climatology; Surface fluxes; Temperature

Indexed keywords

AIR-SOIL INTERACTION; CLIMATOLOGY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; EVAPOTRANSPIRATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; HYDROMETEOROLOGY; LAND SURFACE; MODELING; MOISTURE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SURFACE FLUX; URBAN AREA; WEATHER FORECASTING;

ARIZONA; HOUSTON; PHOENIX; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84963575146     PISSN: 1525755X     EISSN: 15257541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JHM-D-15-0112.1     Document Type: Article

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