Human projected area factors for detailed direct and diffuse solar radiation analysis

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 113-129

  Kubaha, K ^a   Fiala, D ^a   Toftum, J ^b   Taki, A H ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Human radiation geometry; Modelling; Outdoor climate; Solar radiation; UV dose

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; MATHEMATICS; SOLAR ENERGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMOREGULATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ABSORPTION; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CLIMATE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SOLAR ENERGY; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 11144305081     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-004-0214-6     Document Type: Article

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