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urban canopy layer: a standalone construct

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urbancanopy layer1 CONSTRUCTUrban canopy layerOKE · URBAN CLIMATOLOGY

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Urban climatology

the air layer below roof level among buildings, distinguished from the urban boundary layer above it, each with its own heat island.

In urban climatology, urban canopy layer refers to the air layer below roof level among buildings, distinguished from the urban boundary layer above it, each with its own heat island. This meaning comes from Oke (1976) in Atmosphere.[1]

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  1. Oke, T. R. (1976). The distinction between canopy and boundary‐layer urban heat islands. Atmosphere, 14(4), 268-277. https://doi.org/10.1080/00046973.1976.9648422

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