Brief Communications
Nature 432, 290 (18 November 2004) | doi:10.1038/432290a; Published online 17 November 2004
Climate: Large-scale warming is not urban
David E. Parker
Controversy has persisted1, 2 over the influence of urban warming on reported large-scale surface-air temperature trends. Urban heat islands occur mainly at night and are reduced in windy conditions3. Here we show that, globally, temperatures over land have risen as much on windy nights as on calm nights, indicating that the observed overall warming is not a consequence of urban development.
- Hadley Centre, Meteorological Office, Exeter EX1 3PB, UK
Correspondence to: David E. Parker Email: david.parker@metoffice.com
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