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Urban climates and heat islands: albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heat
Energy and Buildings · 1997 · Vol. 25(2) · pp. 99–103
Haider Taha✉(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Urban Heat Island MitigationRemote Sensing and Land UseClimate change and permafrostUrban heat islandAlbedo (alchemy)EvapotranspirationEnvironmental scienceVegetation (pathology)Atmospheric sciencesVegetation coverClimatologyMeteorologyGeography
Funding
- U.S. Department of Energy
- California Public Utilities Commission
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
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