Mapping Urban Heat Island Effect (IMAGE)

Portland State University

Mapping Urban Heat Island Effect

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Researchers at Portland State University mounted a temperature sensor and GPS to cars to collect approximately 50,000 temperature readings during one day of an extreme heat event.

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Courtesy of Institute for Sustainable Solutions

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