Modelling microclimate in urban environments and assessing its influence on the performance of surrounding buildings

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 403-413

  De La Flor, Francisco Sánchez ^a   Domínguez, Servando Alvarez ^a  

^a Grupo de Termotecnia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Heating and cooling requirements; Rural urban layout; Urban heat island; Vegetation and mass of water

Indexed keywords

HEATING AND COOLING REQUIREMENTS; RURAL URBAN LAYOUT; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; VEGETATION AND MASS OF WATER;

CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATION THEORY; COOLING; ENERGY UTILIZATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HEATING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VEGETATION; WATER;

BUILDINGS;

EID: 2342558732     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2004.01.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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