Urban

Board on the Urban Environment
American Meteorological Society Board on the Urban Environment members, email list, and mission statement.
http://www.ametsoc.org/stacpges/CommitteeDisplay/CommitteeDisplay.aspx?CC=URBM

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.
http://www.arch.hku.hk/~cmhui/teach/65156-7.htm

EPA: Heat Island Site
Explains how heat islands are measured, and how they can affect your health.
http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/

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.
http://eande.lbl.gov/HeatIsland/

How Shiny Is L.A.?
Reports of surface albedo (reflectivity) of Los Angeles and California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB).
http://eetd.lbl.gov/EA/Buildings/RResearch/LA.html

Matthew Blackett
Description of the climatology research into the urban surface energy balance land surface scheme comparison at King's College, London.
http://geography.kcl.ac.uk/micromet/MBlackett/

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.
http://wwwghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/atlanta/

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.
http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd01jul98_1.htm

Stadtklima / Urban climate
English version of German urban climate study group resource page.
http://www.urbanclimate.net/

Sustainable Urban Design and Climate
Australian Bureau of Meteology information on the impacts of climate on urban design.
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/environ/design/design.shtml

Thomas Loridan: Modelling Surface Atmosphere Interaction in Urban Areas
Research project from King's College, London on the parameterization of surface atmosphere interactions in urban areas. Software available for Download
http://geography.kcl.ac.uk/micromet/TLoridan/index.htm

Urban heat in Salt Lake City
NASA analysis of blistering - and refreshing - spots in Salt Lake City.
http://science.msfc.nasa.gov/newhome/headlines/essd21jul98_1.htm

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] <small>(August 15, 2000)</small>
http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081500sci-environ-climate.html