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Reviews of Geophysics, 1975
Cities as well as ocean islands create mesoscale circulations in the atmosphere on a horizontal scale closely related to the size of the city or island. Contrast in albedo, heat capacity, and hence heating and cooling rates, heat generation, and surface roughness between the ‘island’ and its more uniform surroundings results in the generation of ...
M. Garstang, P. D. Tyson, G. D. Emmitt
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Cities as well as ocean islands create mesoscale circulations in the atmosphere on a horizontal scale closely related to the size of the city or island. Contrast in albedo, heat capacity, and hence heating and cooling rates, heat generation, and surface roughness between the ‘island’ and its more uniform surroundings results in the generation of ...
M. Garstang, P. D. Tyson, G. D. Emmitt
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2015
The urban heat island (UHI) effect, i.e. the characteristic warmth of a settlement compared with its surroundings, is the best-known climatic response to disruptions caused by urban development. If your car has a thermometer the warmth is relatively easy to observe from the profile of temperatures as you cross a town or city, especially at night and
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The urban heat island (UHI) effect, i.e. the characteristic warmth of a settlement compared with its surroundings, is the best-known climatic response to disruptions caused by urban development. If your car has a thermometer the warmth is relatively easy to observe from the profile of temperatures as you cross a town or city, especially at night and
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International Journal of Remote Sensing, 1992
Abstract The phenomenon of an urban heat island was investigated by the use of Landsat/Thematic Mapper data sets collected over the metropolitan area of Washington, DC. By combining the derived spectral albedos and temperatures, surface energy composites of five surface categories were analysed.
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Abstract The phenomenon of an urban heat island was investigated by the use of Landsat/Thematic Mapper data sets collected over the metropolitan area of Washington, DC. By combining the derived spectral albedos and temperatures, surface energy composites of five surface categories were analysed.
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A review of recent developments in the impact of environmental measures on urban heat island
Sustainable Cities and Society, 2023Ramalingam Senthil, R Shanthi Priya
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HannOVER heat - Steintor`s heat islands
2019The expanses of climate change are diverse and several. Cities are facing the impacts of global warming and need to adapt to these changes. Like most cities, Hannover is also affected by the results of climate change. Areas in the city centre, like Steintor, are profoundly influenced by higher temperatures compared to non-urban areas, which disturb the
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Urban Heat Island and Its Interaction with Heatwaves: A Review of Studies on Mesoscale
Sustainability, 2021Chengwang Lei +2 more
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