Urban_heat_island.svg

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English: Vastly improved version of this , retraced in SVG. Original images source is this image from NOAA.
Date 11/23/08
Source Own work
Author TheNewPhobia
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( Reusing this file )
Public domain
This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration , taken or made as part of an employee's official duties.

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Other versions Derivative works of this file: Urban heat island (Celsius).png

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Mechanism of the urban heat island effect: the densely-built downtown areas tend to be warmer than suburban residential areas or rural areas.

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