Urban-Induced Mechanisms for an Extreme Rainfall Event in Beijing China: A Satellite Perspective

Using 1 km satellite remote sensing observations, this paper examines the clouds, aerosols, water vapor and surface skin temperature over Beijing to understand the possible urban system contributions to the extreme rainfall event on 21 July 2012 (i.e., 721 event). Remote sensing measurements, with t...

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Main Authors: Menglin S. Jin, Yu Li, Debin Su
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-03-01
Series:Climate
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/3/1/193