Energy saving by proper tree plantation

Building and Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 565-570

  Raeissi, S ^a   Taheri, M ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COOLING; HEAT FLUX; HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); TEMPERATURE; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY;

ENERGY SAVING; PASSIVE COOLING; SHADING; TREE PLANTATION;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 0032640533     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-1323(98)00046-8     Document Type: Article

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