Three years of study of the Urban Heat Island in Padua: Experimental results.

Highlights: [•] A brief literature review is supplied concerning the urban heat island main causes. [•] We describe the experimental activities on the study of the UHI effect in Padua. [•] The measurements of two research groups of the University of Padua are described. [•] A UHI nightly effect till 6°C has been revealed in a medium size city like Padua. [•] Mean radiant temperature has been measured in some characteristic sites of the city. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]