Particulate Pollution Can Affect the Intensity of the Urban Heat

question 24

Multiple Choice

Particulate pollution can affect the intensity of the urban heat island via

• A)their release of latent heat.
• B)their effect on the radiation balance.
• C)their transparency to both shortwave and longwave radiation.
• D)their ability to store heat.

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