Research Article

Urban Surface Temperature Reduction via the Urban Aerosol Direct Effect: A Remote Sensing and WRF Model Sensitivity Study

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Monthly observations for (a) aerosol optical thickness, (b) single scattering albedo, and (c) the asymmetry factor from NASA AERONET sites for four cities (Beijing, New York City, Mexico City, and Moscow). Data are sampled from multiyear averages.
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