Rainy night in Georgia, at least in Atlanta
Precise measurements of Atlanta's heat island, which can produce clouds and thunderstorms, fuel a growing trend toward forecasting weather for urban microenvironments.
References:
1999. Atlanta an "urban heat island," with higher temperatures than surrounding area, new NASA study shows. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. March. Honolulu.
Further Readings:
Skindrud, E. 1996. Georgia on their minds. Science News 150(July 13):29.
Additional information is available at the NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Change Center's "Urban Environments" Web site at http://www.ghcc.msfc.nasa.gov/overview/urban.html.
Sources:
Robert Bornstein
San Jose State University
Department of Meteorology
San Jose, CA 95192
Stan Changnon
University of Illinois, Urbana-Illinois
Department of Geography
801 Buckthorn
Mahomet, IL 61853
Walt Dabberdt
National Center for Atmospheric Research
Mesa Laboratory
P.O. Box 3000
Boulder, CO 80307
Dale Quattrochi
Marshall Space Flight Center
NASA Global Hydrology and Climate Center
977 Explorer Boulevard
Huntsville, AL 35806
From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 13, March 27, 1999, p. 198. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.
