Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences

Year: 2009
Volume: 6
Issue: 1
Page No. 26 - 31

Assessment of Urban Heat Island and Possible Adaptations in Enugu Urban using land SAT/ETM

Authors : E.N. Adinna , Enete Ifeanyi Christian and Arch. Tony Okolie

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