Urban Climate

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 to students of urban climate is the consequences of such effects to human health and well-being.

Heat Island Group - 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.? - Reports of surface albedo (reflectivity) of Los Angeles and California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB).
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Project ATLANTA - Urban Heat Island Study - 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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Sustainable Urban Design and Climate - Australian Bureau of Meteology information on the impacts of climate on urban design.
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Urban heat in Salt Lake City - NASA analysis of blistering - and refreshing - spots in Salt Lake City.
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Sacramento urban heat island - 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.
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Climatic Design of Buildings - An Overview - An on-line course focusing on the effect of climate and architectural design upon each other in Hong Kong.
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Board on the Urban Environment - American Meteorological Society Board on the Urban Environment members, email list, and mission statement.
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Scientists Watch Cities Make Their Own Weather - New York Times feature story about the urban heat island effect, focusing on Project ATLANTA. [Registration required -- free]
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Stadtklima / Urban climate - English version of German urban climate study group resource page.
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Urban Heat Islands - Melbourne, Australia - Quantitative study of the heat island in Melbourne, Australia
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New York City Urban Climate - Research activities with a particular focus on air exchange in and out of the subway system.
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