The physiological equivalent temperature - A universal index for the biometeorological assessment of the thermal environment

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 71-75

  Höppe, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comfort index; Energy balance model; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; CLOTHING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMAN; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PHYSIOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

BODY TEMPERATURE; CLOTHING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEASONS;

EID: 0012222970     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004840050118     Document Type: Article

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