UID:
almahu_9948026337702882
Umfang:
1 online resource (289 p.)
ISBN:
1-282-16890-8
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9786612168901
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0-08-092419-0
Serie:
International geophysics series ; v. 28
Inhalt:
The Urban Climate
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; The Urban Climate; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Introduction; 1.1 The Literature; 1.2 Historical Developments; 1.3 The Problem of Local Climate Modification; References; Chapter 2. The Assessment of the Urban Atmosphere; 2.1 Synoptic versus Local Scale; 2.2 Observational Procedures; References; Chapter 3. Urban Air Composition; 3.1 The Urban Atmosphere; 3.2 Air Standards and Observations; 3.3 Pollutant-Weather Interactions; 3.4 Urban Climatological Dispersion Models; References; Chapter 4. Urban Energy Fluxes; 4.1 Solar Radiation; 4.2 Other Flux Parameters
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4.3 Man-Made Factors in the Urban Heat BalanceReferences; Chapter 5. The Urban Heat Island; 5.1 Development and Growth of the Heat Island; 5.2 Fluctuations of the Heat Island; 5.3 Vertical Extent of the Heat Island; 5.4 Wind Influence on the Heat Island; 5.5 Consequences of the Urban Heat Island; References; Chapter 6. The Urban Wind Field; 6.1 Empirical Evidence for Wind Alterations; 6.2 Vertical Wind Structure in Urban Areas; 6.3 Urban Wind Field and Other Mesoscale Circulations; References; Chapter 7. Models of Urban Temperature and Wind Fields; 7.1 Static Models
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7.2 Dynamic Models of Urban Flow7.3 Model Applications to Air Pollution Studies; List of Symbols; References; Chapter 8. Moisture, Clouds, and Hydrometeors; 8.1 The Urban Humidity Field; 8.2 Urban Clouds; 8.3 Urban Precipitation; References; Chapter 9. Urban Hydrology; Text; References; Chapter 10. Special Aspects of Urban Climate; 10.1 Corrosion and Deterioration; 10.2 Urban Noise; 10.3 Plants in the Urban Atmosphere; 10.4 Effects of Urban Atmosphere on Humans; References; Chapter 11. Urban Planning; Text; References; Author Index; Subject Index
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-435960-4
Sprache:
Englisch
