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Sky view factor analysis – implications for urban air temperature differences

  1. Marie K. Svensson*

Article first published online: 29 DEC 2006

DOI: 10.1017/S1350482704001288

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Meteorological Applications

Meteorological Applications

Volume 11, Issue 3, pages 201–211, September 2004

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Svensson, M. K. (2004), Sky view factor analysis – implications for urban air temperature differences. Met. Apps, 11: 201–211. doi: 10.1017/S1350482704001288

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  1. Physical Geography, Department of Earth Sciences, Göteborg University, Box 460, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden

*Physical Geography, Department of Earth Sciences, Göteborg University, Box 460, SE-405 30 Göteborg, Sweden

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