Ecosystem, vegetation affect intensity of urban heat island effect
Tuesday, December 15, 2009 - 19:49
in Earth & Climate
NASA researchers studying urban landscapes have found that the intensity of the "heat island" created by a city depends on the ecosystem it replaced and on the regional climate. Urban areas developed in arid and semi-arid regions show far less heating compared with the surrounding countryside than cities built amid forested and temperate climates. Link: http://www.nasa.gov/goddard