Modeling - Urban climate impacts (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Modeling - Urban climate impacts

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The built environment, from roads to sidewalks to parking lots, affects the water cycle and climate. Scientists at ORNL have explored the use of statistical relationships for evaluating representations of cities and the land surface in climate models.

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Andy Sproles/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

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