CHANGES IN LAND COVER AND USE AFFECT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE IN PIRACICABA, BRAZIL

CHANGES IN LAND COVER AND USE AFFECT THE LOCAL AND REGIONAL CLIMATE IN PIRACICABA, BRAZIL

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Land use and changes in land cover play an important role in local and regional climatic conditions, especially in tropical regions. Piracicaba, a city in southeastern Brazil, has an economy that is based primarily on sugar cane cultivation. The seasonality of this crop means that there are marked a...

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Main Authors: Priscila Pereira Coltri, Nelson Jesus Ferreira, Saulo Freitas, Valdemar Antonio Demetrio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Paraiba 2008-12-01
Series:Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering
Subjects:
Climate change
land use and land cover
numerical simulations
sugar cane seasonality
urban heat-islands
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4090/juee.2008.v2n2.068074

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http://dx.doi.org/10.4090/juee.2008.v2n2.068074

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