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Surface Roughness

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-027373

The term surface roughness is used in the context of heat island mitigation to refer to the presence of buildings, trees, and other irregular land topography in an urban area.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-027373
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesHeat Island Effect Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027373",
  "term": "Surface Roughness",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "The term surface roughness is used in the context of heat island mitigation to refer to the presence of buildings, trees, and other irregular land topography in an urban area.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Heat Island Effect Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/surface-roughness/"
}

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