The Birmingham Urban Climate Laboratory
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AFFILIATIONS: Chapman, muLLer, Warren, Cai, anD Ferranti— School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, United Kingdom; young anD grimmonD—Department of Meteorology, University of Reading, Reading, United Kingdom CORRESPONDING AUTHOR: Lee Chapman, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham B15 2TT, United Kingdom E-mail: [email protected]
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