Urban heat island modelling of a tropical city: case of Kuala Lumpur
Abstract The steep increase in urban populations results in the spatial extent of cities expanding both horizontally and vertically. The climatic response of urban areas differs greatly to rural areas exposed to the same environmental conditions, with urban temperatures generally being higher, parti...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2019-04-01
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| Series: | Geoscience Letters |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40562-019-0134-2 |