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Land Cover, Climate, And The Summer Surface Energy Balance In Phoenix, Az, And Portland, Or, Ariane Middel, Anthony J. Brazel, Patricia Gober, Soe Win Myint, Heejun Chang, Jiunn-Der Duh
Land Cover, Climate, And The Summer Surface Energy Balance In Phoenix, Az, And Portland, Or, Ariane Middel, Anthony J. Brazel, Patricia Gober, Soe Win Myint, Heejun Chang, Jiunn-Der Duh
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Changes in land use and land cover alter the local energy balance and contribute to distinct urban climates. This paper presents a local-scale above-canopy study of intra-urban land cover mixes in two cities to analyse the relative effects of surface morphology and local climate on the surface energy balance (SEB). The study is conducted for urban areas in Phoenix, Arizona, and Portland, Oregon, cities with distinct climates but similarly warm and dry summers. A Local-Scale Urban Meteorological Parameterization Scheme (LUMPS) is used to analyse the relative contributions of local weather extremes and land cover variations on the urban energy balance. …