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CLOUD TYPES AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE

CLOUD TYPES AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE. Urban Heat Islands. Urban Heating. As time goes by: cities seem to be heating up The EPA says: "On hot summer days, urban air can be 2-10°F [2-6°C] hotter than the surrounding countryside. Urban Heat Islands. Loss of green space

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CLOUD TYPES AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE

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  1. CLOUD TYPES AND SURFACE TEMPERATURE Urban Heat Islands

  2. Urban Heating As time goes by: cities seem to be heating up The EPA says: "On hot summer days, urban air can be 2-10°F [2-6°C] hotter than the surrounding countryside

  3. Urban Heat Islands • Loss of green space • More cement,asphalt, buildings etc. • Increase in air pollution

  4. Procedure •Trained on GPS and Infrared thermometers • Took temperature readings for a period of time outside our school • Entered data into GLOBE database • Data from temperature readings was analyzed • Graphed the data

  5. Hypothesis We think that cloud type affects the surface temperature. If this is true then we will know cloud types are a factor to urban heating.

  6. OUR DATA

  7. So We Conclude… • Our Hypothesis was correct • Thicker Clouds - such as cumulus and stratocumulus absorb more of the sun’s radiation.

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