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The energetic basis of the urban heat island

19824,551 citationsJournal Article

Authors

T. R. Oke · University of British Columbia

Topics & Keywords

Urban Heat Island Mitigation Remote Sensing and Land Use Building Energy and Comfort Optimization

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society

Volume 108, Issue 455, pp. 1-24

DOI: 10.1002/qj.49710845502

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 7.05

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