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Official Journal of the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS)

Table 1 Land-use categories and defined physical properties for Kuala Lumpur (KL) and Greater Kuala Lumpur (GKL)

From: Urban heat island modelling of a tropical city: case of Kuala Lumpur

 

Land-use categories

Albedo (−)

Thermal admittance (J m−2 s−1/2 K−1)

Surface resistance to evaporation (s m−1)

KL

Building

0.12

1505

250

Road

0.08

1205

250

Open

0.18

600

250

Green

0.2

300

37

Water

0.08

1545

0

GKL

Urban

0.14

882

194

Cropland

0.157

600

70

Woods

0.15

300

37

Water

0.08

1545

0