A matrix approach coupled with Monte Carlo techniques for solving the net radiative balance of the urban block

Boundary-Layer Meteorology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 217-241

  Oliveira Panão, Marta J N ^a   Gonçalves, Helder J P ^a   Ferrão, Paulo M C ^b  

^a INETI   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Monte Carlo; Multiple reflections; Radiative balance; Three dimensional geometry; Urban longwave matrix; Urban shortwave matrix

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RAY TRACING;

MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS; RADIATIVE BALANCE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL GEOMETRY; URBAN LONGWAVE MATRIX; URBAN SHORTWAVE MATRIX;

SOLAR RADIATION;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; LINEAR EQUATIONS; MATRIX ALGEBRA; MONTE CARLO METHODS; RAY TRACING; SOLAR RADIATION;

HEAT FLUX; LONGWAVE RADIATION; MATRIX; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; RADIATION BALANCE; REFLECTANCE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

EID: 33846162761     PISSN: 00068314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10546-006-9088-y     Document Type: Article

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