- Heat Island Group - http://eande.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/
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.
- How Shiny Is L.A.? - http://eande.lbl.gov/EAP/BEA/RResearch/LA.html
Reports of surface albedo (reflectivity) of Los Angeles and California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB).
- Project ATLANTA - Urban Heat Island Study - http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/atlanta/
NASA's High Spatial Resolution Airborne Multispectral Thermal Infrared Data to Support Analysis and Modeling Tasks in EOS IDS Project ATLANTA.
- Sustainable Urban Design and Climate - http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/design/design.shtml
Australian Bureau of Meteology information on the impacts of climate on urban design.
- Urban heat in Salt Lake City - http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd21jul98_1.htm
NASA analysis of blistering - and refreshing - spots in Salt Lake City.
- Sacramento urban heat island - http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd01jul98_1.htm
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.
- Scientists Watch Cities Make Their Own Weather - http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081500sci-environ-climate.html
New York Times feature story about the urban heat island effect, focusing on Project ATLANTA. [Registration required -- free]
- New York City Urban Climate - http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/climusa/projny.html
Research activities with a particular focus on air exchange in and out of the subway system.
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