Urbanization altered atmospheric humidity diurnally and seasonally through ecohydrological processes in five urban agglomerations in China

The large-scale conversion of vegetated land to urban use leads to a significant reduction in evapotranspiration (ET) due to the lack of vegetation, which may aggravate urban dry island (UDI) effect. Analysis of diurnal and seasonal (e.g. growing season) variations in UDI can help us to better ident...

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Main Authors: Xiaolin Huang, Kailun Jin, Dongxu Chen, Qingzhou Zheng, Lu Hao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2022-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac849a