A Quantitative Approach for Analyzing the Relationship between Urban Heat Islands and Land Cover
With more than 80% of Brazilians living in cities, urbanization has had an important impact on climatic variations. São José dos Campos is located in a region experiencing rapid urbanization, which has produced a remarkable Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect. This effect influe...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2012-11-01
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Series: | Remote Sensing |
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/11/3596 |