Surface Heat Island in Shanghai and Its Relationship with Urban Development from 1989 to 2013
The continuous expansion of impervious artificial surfaces in cities has significantly influenced the urban thermal environment. This paper examines the spatiotemporal variation of the diurnal surface urban heat island (SUHI) in Shanghai from 1989 to 2013, a period during which the city has experien...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Advances in Meteorology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9782686 |