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An Analysis Of Urban Heat Islands In Kentucky, Logan Mitchell
An Analysis Of Urban Heat Islands In Kentucky, Logan Mitchell
Mahurin Honors College Capstone Experience/Thesis Projects
The purpose of this research is to increase understanding of the Urban Heat Island (UHI) effect in Kentucky by studying its three largest cities: Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green. By examining the UHIs of these three cities, two major attributes can be determined: if there is a relationship between the size of the city by population and the UHI magnitude, and if UHI magnitude follows any diurnal and/or seasonal cycles. Data was collected from weather stations within the three major cities, as well as from weather stations located in the rural areas surrounding them. The length of the time series …
Floods - Louisville, Kentucky, 1937 (Sc 2882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Floods - Louisville, Kentucky, 1937 (Sc 2882), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scan (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 2882. “Notes on Radio Broadcasts” by an unknown author, recording damage and emergencies created by the Ohio River flood at Louisville, Kentucky.
Stout, Alice Virginia, 1908-1983 (Sc 1495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
Stout, Alice Virginia, 1908-1983 (Sc 1495), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives
MSS Finding Aids
Finding aid and scans (Click on "Additional Files" below) for Manuscripts Small Collection 1495. Journal kept by Stout describing the 1937 Ohio River flood in Louisville, Kentucky. Also includes some telegrams sent to her family in Bowling Green, Kentucky during the same period; photographs of the flood; and clippings about the family and the Cortlandt Hotel, where Stout resided during the flood.