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Extreme Heat and Public Health I – Environmental factors

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Thursday, 8 January 2015: 8:30 AM-9:45 AM
228AB (Phoenix Convention Center - West and North Buildings)
Host: Sixth Conference on Environment and Health
Chair:  Juli Trtanj, NOAA/NOS, NOAA Oceans and Human Health Initiative, Silver Spring, MD

Extreme heat's impact on physical, mental, or emotional health of communities and tools which can improve future resilience or policy

Papers:
  8:30 AM
6.1
A Simple Statistical Model for Predicting Fine Scale Spatial Temperature Variability in Urban Settings
Brian L. Vant-Hull, NOAA/City College, New York, NY; and M. Karimi, R. Nazari, A. S. Sossa, and R. Khanbilvardi
Recorded Presentation

  8:45 AM
6.2
Connecting Transportation Scenarios and Extreme Heat Exposure in Urban Areas
Alex Karner, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and D. M. Hondula and J. K. Vanos
Recorded Presentation

  9:00 AM
6.3
Preliminary Observations of Extreme Temperatures and Heat-Related Illnesses in a High Plains Canyon Environment
T. Todd Lindley, NOAA/NWS, Amarillo, TX; and N. Fenner, T. Seymore, K. Buffalo, A. Moulton, S. Kersh, M. Hassell, and K. Scotten
Recorded Presentation Manuscript (882.7 kB)

  9:15 AM
6.4
Impact of Environmental Factors in Variation of Temperature in Respect to Urban Heat Island, Manhattan, New York
Maryam Karimi, NOAA-CREST CCNY, New York, NY; and B. Vant-Hull, R. Nazari, and R. Khanbilvardi
Recorded Presentation

  9:30 AM
6.5
Assessment of Biophysical Characteristics Over Various Urban Surfaces During the Presence of Oppressively Hot Weather Types
Aaron W. Hardin, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX; and J. K. Vanos
Recorded Presentation

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