A first theoretical comparison between current and future indoor thermal comfort conditions, in Greece, as a result of the greenhouse effect

Meteorological Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 171-176

  Nikolakis, D J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air conditioning; Greece; Greenhouse effect; Indoor comfort conditions

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; CLIMATE MODELS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; GREENHOUSES; THERMAL COMFORT;

COMFORT TEMPERATURES; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; GREECE; INDOOR CLIMATE; INDOOR COMFORTS; INDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; MEAN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE INCREASE;

GREENHOUSE EFFECT;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; ENERGY BALANCE; GREENHOUSE EFFECT; INDOOR AIR; SEASONALITY; THEORETICAL STUDY; THERMOSPHERE;

GREECE;

EID: 34447106407     PISSN: 13504827     EISSN: 14698080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/met.19     Document Type: Article

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