Observed Relationships Between the Urban Heat Island, Urban Pollution Island, and Downward Longwave Radiation in the Beijing Area

Abstract We used the mean air temperature and particulate matter concentration at northern and southern rural stations as rural background values to calculate the urban heat island intensity (UHII) and urban pollution island intensity (UPII) for Beijing. The correlation between UHII and UPII is sign...

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Main Authors: Ju Li, Mingyu Zhou, Donald H. Lenschow, Zhigang Cheng, Youjun Dou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2020-06-01
Series:Earth and Space Science
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1029/2020EA001100