Research progress on urban heat wave vulnerability assessment: A geographical perspective

Qian XUE; Miaomiao XIE; Qiang GUO; Yanan WANG; Rongrong WU; Qi LIU

doi:10.18306/dlkxjz.2020.04.015

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