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Remote Sensing Letters Volume 3, 2012 - Issue 8
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Comparing night-time satellite land surface temperature from MODIS and ground measured air temperature across a conurbation

Charlie J. Tomlinson School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Lee Chapman School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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John E. Thornes School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Christopher J. Baker School of Civil Engineering, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Tatiana Prieto-Lopez School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Pages 657-666 | Received 14 Sep 2011, Accepted 16 Jan 2012, Published online: 14 Feb 2012

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