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... > Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > PUBLIC HEALTH > ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FACTORS > URBAN HEAT ISLAND

PREFERRED TERM

URBAN HEAT ISLAND  

DEFINITION

  • The tendency for higher air temperatures to persist in urban areas as aresult of heat absorbed and emitted by buildings and asphalt, tending to make cities warmer than the surrounding countryside.

BROADER CONCEPT

ENTRY TERMS

  • UHI
  • Urban Heat Island Effect

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2019-03-12 10:30:38.0 [tstevens] Insert Concept add broader relation (Urban Heat Island [5ce8b673-cdb9-4000-ad00-774d1c67c1b1,368537] - ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH FACTORS [5a47842e-785d-4cc4-b1c1-2147a9252c19,361963]);
  • 2019-03-12 10:33:33.0 [tstevens] insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: UHI language code: en); insert AltLabel (id: null category: null text: Urban Heat Island Effect language code: en); update PrefLabel (URBAN HEAT ISLAND); insert Definition (id: null text: The tendency for higher air temperatures to persist in urban areas as aresult of heat absorbed and emitted by buildings and asphalt, tending to make cities warmer than the surrounding countryside. language code: en);
  • 2019-03-12 10:36:55.0 [tstevens] insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: e4abd82b-b17a-4f16-be79-0093f2a09f7d relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/5ce8b673-cdb9-4000-ad00-774d1c67c1b1

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