Past and projected trends in London's Urban heat island

Weather

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 251-260

  Wilby, Robert L ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84975836056     PISSN: 00431656     EISSN: 14778696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1256/wea.183.02     Document Type: Article

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