heat island effect

English translation: dome created over an urban or industrial area

14:37 Jan 20, 2009

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Science - Environment & Ecology / ecologie urbana

English term or phrase: heat island effect

As much of the population has moved to urban areas, problems with smog and the urban heat island effect have become big air quality problems.

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Selected answer:dome created over an urban or industrial area

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heat island effect

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Higher-temperature 'dome' created over an urban or industrial area by hot air layers forming at building top or chimney top level. This dome is about 5°C to 7°C (about 40°F to 45°F) warmer than air above it and the ground level temperature, and can trap all polluting emissions within its confines. Most noticeable at night and early morning periods, it normally disperses by midday when the ambient temperature increases. See also temperature inversion.
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Heat island - An area, such as a city or industrial site, having consistently higher temperatures than surrounding areas because of a greater retention of heat, as by buildings, concrete, and asphalt.

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dome created over an urban or industrial area

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increased temperatures within a city

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dome created over an urban or industrial area

Kim Metzger
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increased temperatures within a city

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"An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter than in summer, and is most apparent when winds are weak."
(See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urban_heat_island .)
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Derek Gill Franßen
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