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Modeling the Effect of Wider Canyons on Urban Heating

Keywords: Vertical Velocity, Surface Temperature, Horizontal Velocity, Model Validation, Turbulence.

Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering & Technology

Volume 30 ,  Issue 2

Rizwan  Ahmed  Memon , Muhammad  Aslam  Uqaili , Ashfaque  Ahmed  Hashmani ,

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