Observed urban heat island characteristics in Akure, Nigeria

Ifeoluwa A. Balogun; Ahmed A. Balogun; Zachariah D. Adeyewa

doi:10.5897/AJEST11.084

African Journal of
Environmental Science and Technology

Abbreviation: Afr. J. Environ. Sci. Technol.
Language: English
ISSN: 1996-0786
DOI: 10.5897/AJEST
Start Year: 2007
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Observed urban heat island characteristics in Akure, Nigeria

Ifeoluwa A. Balogun*, Ahmed A. Balogun and Zachariah D. Adeyewa

Department of Meteorology, Federal University of Technology, P. M. B 704, Akure 34000 – Nigeria.
Email: [email protected]

Article Number - 79B3CDE13796
Vol.6(1), pp. 1 - 8 , January 2012
https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST11.084

Accepted: 01 December 2011
Published: 31 January 2012

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Ifeoluwa A. Balogun*, Ahmed A. Balogun and Zachariah D. Adeyewa

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