MEASURE THE CLIMATE, MODEL THE CITY
Modern large cities are characterized by a high building concentration, little aeration and lack of green spaces. Such characteristics create an urban climate which is different from the climate outside of cities. An example of an urban climate effect is the so-called Urban Heat Island: cities tend...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2011-08-01
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Series: | The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences |
Online Access: | http://www.int-arch-photogramm-remote-sens-spatial-inf-sci.net/XXXVIII-4-C21/59/2011/isprsarchives-XXXVIII-4-C21-59-2011.pdf |