Mission

Heat Island Program

Program Benefits

Implementation

UHI Mapping

Greenhouse Gases

LINKS

Contact GEM

Links to Related Material

UHI imagery and background information
EPA's "Urban Heat Island Mitigation Initiative"
EPA's Final Policy on Voluntary Stationary Source Measures for SIP
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NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Global Hydrology and Climate Center:
- Heat Island
- Urban Climatology and Air Quality
- Urban Environment
US DOE's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Heat Island Group
EPA Global Warming page on Planning and Urban Environment
Article on Urban Heat Island solutions in MIT's journal, "Technology Review"
California Energy Commission's Cool Roof program
California Energy Commission's Links to benefits of cool roofs

Visit RSAT for a review of satellite imagery technology