Not exact matches
But
urban sites have posed special challenges because of a constellation of factors that
affect construction and operations.
The locations of weather stations, changes in instruments, the
siting of weather stations in warmer
urban areas, changes in land cover and other issues have all been cited as issues
affecting the temperature trends often used to show that our planet is in fact warming.
Through a series of conversations with the city's leading artists and intellectuals, Maltzan explores such issues as real - estate speculation and future
urban development, infrastructure, resources,
site density,
urban experience, political structure, commerce and community, attempting to transform our understanding of how each
affects present - day Los Angeles.
Location: Floor Three, Susan and John Hess Family Gallery and Theater Exploring the relationship between place and sound, this collection of films by Clark, Hopinka, and Smith reveal the
affect inscribed in landscapes and
urban sites, while personal and historical narratives are expressed through music.
We assume that the measurements at
site j will be
affected by an
urban - heat island effect UHI (j, n).
Among many other things, what Parker needed to have done was paired rural and
urban sites that were close enough to be under the same wind conditions, and then compared the
affects of wind on both of his stations.
I problem I have is that some of the few
sites still classed as «good» may also be
affected by
urban expansion in the general vicinity.
For example, if a
site is downwind (prevailing), but close to, an ever expanding
urban area, how much does this
affect temperature measurements?
If you assume that the 5s are more
urban and the 1s are more rural, then there would have to be some mechanism by which the
urban sites were cooled during the 20s to the 40s while the rural
sites were not as
affected.