Urban boundary-layer flows in complex terrain: Dynamic interactions during a hot and dry summer season in Phoenix, Arizona
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EPFL Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (LESO-PB)2013
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EPFL Solar Energy and Building Physics Laboratory (LESO-PB)2013
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