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Research Article

Multiscale mapping of local climate zones in Tokyo using airborne LiDAR data, GIS vectors, and Sentinel-2 imagery

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Article: 2209970 | Received 03 Nov 2022, Accepted 01 May 2023, Published online: 18 May 2023

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