UHI
Encyclopedia
UHI may refer to:
- University of the Highlands and Islands, formerly known as UHI Millennium Institute
- Urban heat islandUrban heat islandAn urban heat island is a metropolitan area which is significantly warmer than its surrounding rural areas. The phenomenon was first investigated and described by Luke Howard in the 1810s, although he was not the one to name the phenomenon. The temperature difference usually is larger at night...