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Urban Boundary Layers

Urban Boundary Layers is the lowest portion of the atmosphere directly influenced by the presence of urban surfaces, distinguished from other atmospheric boundary layers by modified turbulence, heat exchange, and flow dynamics due to urban geometry and anthropogenic activity.

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Street design and urban canopy layer climate

T. R. Oke · Energy and Buildings · 1988 · 1.8K citations

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A Simple Single-Layer Urban Canopy Model For Atmospheric Models: Comparison With Multi-Layer And Slab Models

Hiroyuki Kusaka, Hiroaki Kondo, Yukihiro Kikegawa et al. · Boundary-Layer Meteorology · 2001 · 1.4K citations

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A Physically-Based Scheme For The Urban Energy Budget In Atmospheric Models

Valéry Masson · Boundary-Layer Meteorology · 2000 · 1.4K citations

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Simulating surface–plant–air interactions inside urban environments with a three dimensional numerical model

Michael Bruse, Heribert Fleer · Environmental Modelling & Software · 1998 · 1.3K citations

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The integrated WRF/urban modelling system: development, evaluation, and applications to urban environmental problems

Fei Chen, Hiroyuki Kusaka, Robert Bornstein et al. · International Journal of Climatology · 2010 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

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  1. SG
    Sue Grimmond

    University of Reading, United Kingdom

    39 publications · 4.8K citations

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  2. AM
    Alberto Martilli

    Centro de Investigaciones Energéticas, Medioambientales y Tecnológicas, Spain

    25 publications · 3.1K citations

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  3. TR
    T. R. Oke

    University of British Columbia, Canada

    23 publications · 5.9K citations

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  4. YL
    Yuguo Li

    University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China

    24 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. JH
    Jian Hang

    Sun Yat-sen University, China

    23 publications · 2K citations

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Institutions

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  1. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    47 h-index

    293 publications

    17.4K citations

  2. University of Hong Kong

    Pok Fu Lam, Hong Kong

    37 h-index

    129 publications

    7.8K citations

  3. China Meteorological Administration

    Beijing, China

    36 h-index

    156 publications

    13.2K citations

  4. University of Reading

    Reading, United Kingdom

    36 h-index

    139 publications

    9.7K citations

  5. Institute of Atmospheric Physics

    Beijing, China

    34 h-index

    179 publications

    11.1K citations

  6. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    33 h-index

    59 publications

    10K citations

  7. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    32 h-index

    155 publications

    11.2K citations

  8. Nanjing University

    Nanjing, China

    29 h-index

    153 publications

    11K citations

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Venues

  1. Atmospheric Environment

    141 publications · 11K citations

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  2. Boundary-Layer Meteorology

    181 publications · 14.7K citations

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  3. Building and Environment

    94 publications · 7.3K citations

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  4. Sustainable Cities and Society

    65 publications · 4.2K citations

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  5. The Science of The Total Environment

    58 publications · 5.1K citations

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