A scenario analysis of thermal environmental changes induced by urban growth in Colorado River Basin, USA

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• scenario analysis 80%
• urban growth 73%
• environmental change 56%
• river basin 50%
• surface energy 27%
• city 22%
• urban population 14%
• energy budget 14%
• regional climate 12%
• climatology 12%
• environmental protection agency 12%
• energy balance 12%
• population growth 12%
• land use change 11%
• simulation 11%
• surface temperature 10%
• warming 10%
• forecasting 10%
• weather 9%
• land use 8%
• climate 7%
• modeling 5%
• test 5%
• temperature 4%
• effect 3%

Agriculture & Biology

• Colorado River 100%
• thermal analysis 78%
• urbanization 75%
• weather research and forecasting model 28%
• climatology 21%
• climate 20%
• Southwestern United States 17%
• urban population 17%
• United States Environmental Protection Agency 16%
• land use change 15%
• surface temperature 15%
• heat 14%
• energy balance 13%
• land use 12%
• population growth 12%
• energy 7%
• temperature 5%
• testing 5%

Social Sciences

• River basins 89%
• scenario 48%
• land use 25%
• simulation 20%
• climate 20%
• energy 18%
• urban population 14%
• Environmental protection agencies 14%
• population growth 13%
• budget 10%