Influence of single and small clusters of trees on the bioclimate of a city: A case study

Journal of Arboriculture

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 309-316

  Streiling, S ^a   Matzarakis, Andreas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air quality; Bioclimate; Thermal component; Urban climate; Urban trees

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BIOGENIC EMISSION; MICROCLIMATE; TERPENE; TREE; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FREIBURG IM BREISGAU; GERMANY;

AESCULUS; AESCULUS HIPPOCASTANUM;

EID: 0942302200     PISSN: 02785226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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