Heat Island Effect - A phenomenon that occurs in developed areas where the replacement of natural land cover with paving, buildings, roads, parking lots, etc. result in an increase in outdoor temperatures.
Heat Island Effect
A "dome" of elevated temperatures over an urban area caused by structural and pavement heat fluxes, and pollutant emissions.
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heat island effect A dome of elevated temperatures over an urban area caused by structural and pavement heat fluxes and pollutant emissions.
Urban Heat Island effect. Warmer air temperatures in cities compared to the surrounding countryside.
Urban Heat Island Effect - Urban heat island effect is the condition in which a city is relatively warmer than the surrounding areas due to the heat generated by the good conductors such as concrete, cars, ...
Cities Spend Millions of Dollars to Offset Heat Island Effects
Costs are impacted, too.
An approximately global instrumental temperature record begins in about 1860; contamination from the urban heat island effect is believed to be small.
 See also: Urban, Environmental, Soil, Ozone, Environment
  
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