Urban-rural temperature differences in Lagos

Climate

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2016, Pages

  Ojeh, Vincent N ^a   Balogun, A A ^a   Okhimamhe, A A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Heat island; Lagos; Temperature difference; Urban climatology

Indexed keywords

EID: 85021807140     PISSN: None     EISSN: 22251154     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/cli4020029     Document Type: Article

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