Web Directory

» 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

» 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]
   http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/081500sci-environ-climate.html

» 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