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Title: Urban Heat Islands and Aerosols Affects on Cloud Formation and Precipitation


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Urban Heat Islands and Aerosols Affects on Cloud
Formation and Precipitation
  • By Travis Bramble
  • Mentors Prof. Fred Moshary and Dr. Gross
  • Graduate Student Heather Glickman
  • Summer 2005

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Introduction
  • Urban Heat Island is an urban phenomenon. It
    occurs due to the absorption of solar radiation
    by building and road surfaces. It has affect on
    an urban areas urban meteorology, air quality,
    energy demand, and human health.
  • Aerosols are tiny particles that are released
    into the atmosphere by natural occurrences and
    human activities.
  • In this project, the affects of UHI and Aerosols
    on meteorology will be further discussed and
    analyzed.

3
Motivation and Knowledge of Project
  • Because we are centered in NYC which happens to
    be such an urban environment, we experience the
    effects of UHI quite frequently.
  • There is much to understand when it comes to the
    global climate effects that aerosols are capable
    of.
  • Urban areas become UHIs from the textures,
    properties, and colors of materials used in the
    buildings, roads, and other heat absorbing
    surfaces.
  • Aerosols are expected to have the opposite
    effects of greenhouse gases by instead causing
    global warming, aerosols may cause global
    cooling.

4
Role and Goals
  • As of now, it seems that Undergraduate, Heather
    Glickman expects me to contribute in any way to
    her research of the effects of UHI and Aerosols
    on cloud formation and precipitation.
  • I intend to become knowledgeable of if storm
    systems intensify when passing through a very
    urban area and rain much of their condensation
    out. I also intend to better understand how
    aerosols can effect rain intensity as well as
    their absorption of sunlight.
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