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Hot Pavement

Permanent ID: smellbook:smell:hot-pavement · updated 2026-10-06, revision 4

Character EDITORIAL

Hot pavement smells warm, dry and mineral, a dusty, slightly tarry smell that seems to hang just above the ground.

Words: warm, dry, mineral. Families: Temperature and texture, Wood, earth and stone.

Met in: Street, Station.

Evidence

Scientific evidence

Asphalt emissions rise with heat and sun (CLM-ASPHALT-001). Peeyush Khare et al., Asphalt-related emissions are a major missing nontraditional source of secondary organic aerosol precursors, Science Advances, 2020.

Cite

SmellBook. (2026). Hot Pavement (revision 4, 2026-10-06). SmellBook Public Atlas. smellbook:smell:hot-pavement. https://smellbook.com/smells/hot-pavement

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