Simulations of annual degree day impacts of urban vegetative augmentation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 43-52

  Sailor, David J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Energy demand; Urban forestry; Vegetation

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; URBAN PLANNING;

URBAN ENVIRONMENT; VEGETATION;

FORESTRY;

DEGREE DAY; ENERGY COST; MODELLING; REGIONAL COOLING; URBAN MICROCLIMATE; URBAN VEGETATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; BUILDING; CITY; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; COOLING; FORESTRY; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION;

USA;

EID: 0031986339     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(97)00178-7     Document Type: Conference Paper

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