The University of Arizona

Mapping a Wind-Modified Urban Heat Island in Tucson, Arizona

TitleMapping a Wind-Modified Urban Heat Island in Tucson, Arizona
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2000
AuthorsComrie AC
JournalBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume81
Issue10
Pagination2417
Abstract

Offers advice on how to expand understanding and knowledge of urban heat island phenomenon like those in Tucson, Arizona. Quantification of the amount of urban warming; Mapping of temperature patterns; Examination of related aspects of the local-scale atmospheric circulation.