Radiation absorption and urban texture

Building Research and Information

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 103-112

  Steemers, Koen ^a   Baker, Nick ^a   Crowther, David ^a   Dubiel, Jo ^a   Nikolopoulou, Marialena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heat island; Modelling; Solar absorption; Urban form; Urban microclimate

Indexed keywords

EID: 0343476474     PISSN: 09613218     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/096132198370029     Document Type: Article

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