heat island
1heat island — noun : an urban area in which significantly more heat is absorbed and retained than in surrounding areas * * * an urban area having higher average temperature than its rural surroundings owing to the greater absorption, retention, and generation… …
2heat island — an urban area having higher average temperature than its rural surroundings owing to the greater absorption, retention, and generation of heat by its buildings, pavements, and human activities. [1960 65] * * * …
3heat island — /ˈhit aɪlənd/ (say heet uyluhnd) noun a dome of raised temperature discernible in a particular area, commonly above a city or town; caused by any of various factors such as non reflective surfaces on building structures which absorb and then emit …
4heat island — the warm air found around and above an urban area, distinct from the air temperature above the surrounding rural land …
5Urban heat island — An urban heat island (UHI) is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The temperature difference usually is larger at night than during the day and larger in winter than in summer, and is most apparent… …
6Heat pollution — (atmospheric) is a term used to describe the release of heat into the environment by human activities. [citeweb|title=Air Pollution the Urban Heat Island|url=http://iri.columbia.edu/ bhoch/bergen/pdf/lec14notes.pdf|publisher= The Earth Institute… …
7Heat sink (disambiguation) — A heat sink is * a device used to conduct heat away from an object. * an urban area with a tendency to absorb sunlight and re radiate it as heat, together with heat from energy usage. This may also be referred to as an urban heat island …
8Island of Terror — Theatrical poster Directed by Terence Fisher Produced by …
9Heat Guy J — UK DVD box set ヒートガイジェイ (Hīto Gai Jei) Genre Science fiction …
10urban heat island — the higher temperature found over and around an urban area created by the release of solar energy from the solid fabric of the buildings, roads etc., coupled with energy released by human activity such as lighting, heating, air conditioning… …
