A Study of the Oklahoma City Urban Heat Island Effect Using a WRF/Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model, a Joint Urban 2003 Field Campaign, and MODIS Satellite Observations

The urban heat island effect (UHI) for inner land regions was investigated using satellite data, ground observations, and simulations with an Single-Layer Urban Canopy Parameterization (SLUCP) coupled into the regional Weather Research Forecasting model (WRF, http://wrf-model.org/index.php). Specifi...

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Main Authors: Hengyue Zhang, Menglin S. Jin, Martin Leach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-09-01
Series:Climate
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2225-1154/5/3/72