Impact of remotely sensed albedo and vegetation fraction on simulation of urban climate in WRF-urban canopy model: A case study of the urban heat island in Los Angeles

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 121, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 1511-1531

  Vahmani, P ^a   Ban Weiss, G A ^a  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ALBEDO; ELEVATION; HEAT ISLAND; LAND SURFACE; MODIS; PIXEL; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; VEGETATION COVER; WEATHER FORECASTING;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84975767858     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023718     Document Type: Article

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