Phoenix, Arizona, January 2009 

Photos © K. Dewey, Applied Climate Sciences,
School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska, Lincoln. 

Looking north at the Mid-Town Phoenix, AZ office and apartment complex (approximately

2 miles north of the city center) late in the afternoon.  The sky is a hazy brown from pollution.

Sunrise in the "Valley of the Sun", Phoenix, AZ (looking northeast)

Sunrise in the "Valley of the Sun", Phoenix, AZ (looking southeast)  

Looking SE toward the Phoenix, AZ airport (note the control tower) on a very smoggy morning.

Looking south at South Mountain in Phoenix, AZ.  Note the brown smog hanging over the valley.  

Close up view showing the smog, with the mountain tops above the inversion layer and smog. 

Looking east on a smoggy morning, note Camelback Mt. sticking above the smog layer 

The city center of Phoenix, AZ 

The city center of Phoenix, AZ 

Another smoggy morning in Phoenix, AZ, looking east toward Camelback Mountain. 

The moon over the Phoenix city center at mid day  

Older architecture contrasted with more modern architecture in Phoenix, AZ 

A quiet tree covered "oasis" in the Phoenix city center 

The Arizona Center building in Phoenix, AZ building 

An interesting building in Mid Town Phoenix, AZ. 

Close up view 

Another interesting Phoenix, AZ, Mid Town building

The new Phoenix light rail on Central Avenue in Mid Town. 

The "Arizona" irrigation canal, between Peoria and Dunlap Streets , just east of I-17 in

northwest Phoenix, AZ.  The structure to the left is a flash flood drainage ditch.

The flood control ditch located along side the above irrigation canal shown in the above photo. 

A "not so fast" rush hour on the Black Canyon Highway (I-17) in Phoenix, AZ. 

Another smoggy morning in Phoenix, AZ looking east toward the International Airport. 

Sunrise in Phoenix, AZ with an plane landing at the Phoenix, AZ, International Airport 

The Phoenix convention center is on the lower left, Chase Field in at the upper left and the  

U.S. Airways Event Center is on the right in the center of the photo

A view of the Phoenix, AZ, International Airport from the city center.

Another modern skyscraper in Phoenix, AZ 

A little less pollution today with a great view of Camelback Mountain  

Another early morning view of Camelback Mountain in Phoenix, AZ 

Looking east from the city center of Phoenix with a truck fire adding to the air pollution 

Looking north toward Mid Town Phoenix on a warm Winter day with 80 degree temperatures 

Downtown Phoenix, AZ.  Note the lack of older buildings in this relatively new city 

The view from the Hyatt Regency revolving restaurant in Phoenix, AZ

The view from the Hyatt Regency revolving restaurant in Phoenix, AZ 

Looking northeast from the Phoenix, AZ, Hyatt Regency hotel