The study of Urban Climate is increasingly important in a world where the majority of people live in ever-expanding urbanized areas. Effects studied include pollution, air flow among highrises, the effects of trees and parks in urban areas on temperature and humidity, urban heat islands (the local heating effect caused by heat-absorbent building and pavement materials), and more. Also of interest [MORE]
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EPA: Heat Island Site
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Explains how heat islands are measured, and how they can affect your health.
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Board on the Urban Environment
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American Meteorological Society Board on the Urban Environment members, email list, and mission statement.
Heat Island Group
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Livermore National Labs research group site. Contains information from a Heat Island informational pamphlet. The group studies the extent of the heat island phenomena and the effectiveness of different ways of combatting it.
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How Shiny Is L.A.?
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Reports of surface albedo (reflectivity) of Los Angeles and California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB).
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New York City Urban Climate
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Research activities with a particular focus on air exchange in and out of the subway system.
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Project ATLANTA - Urban Heat Island Study
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NASA's High Spatial Resolution Airborne Multispectral Thermal Infrared Data to Support Analysis and Modeling Tasks in EOS IDS Project ATLANTA.
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Sacramento urban heat island
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California's capital glows - and has cool spots, too - in an aerial image from a study of how urban forests can help keep cities from overheating.
