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Urban Meteorology: Forecasting, Monitoring, and Meeting Users' Needs
Defining The Needs; Board On Atmospheric Sciences & Climate; Division On Earth And Life Sciences Committee On Urban Meteorology: Scoping The Problem
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paperback. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: RBP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 0. .
According to the United Nations, three out of five people will be living in cities worldwide by the year 2030. The United States continues to experience urbanization with its vast urban corridors on the east and west coasts. Although urban weather is driven by large synoptic and meso-scale features, weather events unique to the urban environment arise from the characteristics of the typical urban setting, such as large areas covered by buildings of a variety of heights; paved streets and parking areas; means to supply electricity, natural gas, water, and raw materials; and generation of waste heat and materials. Urban ... Read more
According to the United Nations, three out of five people will be living in cities worldwide by the year 2030. The United States continues to experience urbanization with its vast urban corridors on the east and west coasts. Although urban weather is driven by large synoptic and meso-scale features, weather events unique to the urban environment arise from the characteristics of the typical urban setting, such as large areas covered by buildings of a variety of heights; paved streets and parking areas; means to supply electricity, natural gas, water, and raw materials; and generation of waste heat and materials. Urban ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
National Academies Press United States
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780309252171
SKU
V9780309252171
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