Microclimatic analysis of 'compact' urban canyons in an arid zone

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 24-25, 1999, Pages 4143-4150

  Pearlmutter, D ^a   Bitan, A ^b   Berliner, P ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Microclimate; Thermal comfort; Urban canyons

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; THERMAL STRESS; URBAN PLANNING; WIND EFFECTS;

ENERGY-BALANCE MODEL; MICROCLIMATIC ANALYSIS; THERMAL COMFORT INDEX;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

ARID REGION; MICROCLIMATE; MICROMETEOROLOGY; URBAN AREA;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CITY PLANNING; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; ISRAEL; MODEL; PEDESTRIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SOLAR RADIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WIND;

ISRAEL;

EID: 0032999605     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00156-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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