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Magnitude of urban heat islands largely explained by climate and population

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Manoli, Gabriele, Fatichi, Simone, Schläpfer, Markus, Yu, Kailiang, Crowther, Thomas W., Meili, Naika, Burlando, Paolo, Katul, Gabriel G., Bou-Zeid, Elie·2019·Nature
DOI 10.1038/s41586-019-1512-9
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Authors
Manoli, G., Fatichi, S., Schläpfer, M., Yu, K., Crowther, T. W., Meili, N., Burlando, P., Katul, G. G., & Bou-Zeid, E.
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Nature
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Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published
2019-09-04
Volume
573
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7772
Pages
55-60
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  • 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
  • 1476-4687
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10.1038/s41586-019-1512-9
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