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Modeling the urban heat island effect's impact on residential heating and cooling loads in the United States from 1960-2010

Monbouquette, Marc R. (2012-04-27)

The urban heat island effect is a phenomenon wherein the dark, hard surfaces prevalent in heavily-developed urban areas absorb and re-radiate heat, leading to measurably higher air temperatures in urban areas than in ...