Comfort environment assessment based on bodily sensation in open air: Relationship between comfort sensation and meteorological factors

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 93-110

  Sasaki, Ryoji ^a   Yamada, Motohiko ^b   Uematsu, Yasushi ^b   Saeki, Hiromu ^c  

^a Nishimatsu Construction   (Japan)

^b TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Tohata Architects and Engineers Inc   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comfort assessment; Comfort sensation; Meteorological factors; Multivariate regression analysis; Open air; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

METEOROLOGY;

EID: 0033782245     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6105(00)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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