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Sustainable Cities and Society · 2013 · 117 citations · 20 references
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The energetic basis of the urban heat island
T. R. Oke · Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society · 1982 · 4.5K citations
Earth Science, Engineering, Energy Efficiency +13
Modelling radiation fluxes in simple and complex environments: basics of the RayMan model
Andreas Matzarakis, Frank Rutz, Helmut Mayer · International Journal of Biometeorology · 2009 · 1.6K citations
Engineering, Radiative Transfer, Health Sciences +15
Remote sensing of the urban heat island effect across biomes in the continental USA
Marc L. Imhoff, Ping Zhang, Robert E. Wolfe et al. · Remote Sensing of Environment · 2009 · 1.5K citations
Continental Usa, Ground Heat Flux, Earth Science +10
Urban climates and heat islands: albedo, evapotranspiration, and anthropogenic heat
Haider Taha · Energy and Buildings · 1997 · 1.4K citations
Climatology, Meteorology, Urban Climate +11
Modelling radiation fluxes in simple and complex environments—application of the RayMan model
Andreas Matzarakis, Frank Rutz, Helmut Mayer · International Journal of Biometeorology · 2006 · 1.3K citations
Engineering, Radiative Transfer, Radiative Transfer Modelling +13