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Using local climate zones to compare remotely sensed surface temperatures in temperate cities and hot desert cities

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|Apr 2020

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgr-2020-0004 | Journal eISSN: 2199-6202 | Journal ISSN: 1210-8812
Language: English
Page range: 48 - 60
Submitted on: Aug 10, 2019
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Accepted on: Feb 10, 2020
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Published on: Apr 9, 2020
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