Global mapping of urban thermal anisotropy reveals substantial potential biases for remotely sensed urban climates
Huilin Du, Wenfeng Zhan, Zihan Liu, E. Scott Krayenhoff, TC Chakraborty, Lei Zhao, Lu Jiang, Pan Dong, Long Li, Fan Huang, Shasha Wang, Yuyue Xu
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