Development of a wind environment database in Tokyo for a comprehensive assessment system for heat island relaxation measures

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 96, Issue 10-11, 2008, Pages 1591-1602

  Oguro, Masayuki ^a   Morikawa, Yasushige ^a   Murakami, Shuzo ^b   Matsunawa, Katashi ^c   Mochida, Akashi ^d   Hayashi, Hironori ^e  

^a TAISEI CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b KEIO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c Nikken Sekkei Ltd   (Japan)

^d TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e JAPAN WEATHER ASSOCIATION   (Japan)

Author keywords

CASBEE HI; Geographical conditions; Heat island; Local characteristics; Wind environment database

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; DYNAMICS; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; HEAT FLUX; LANDFORMS; MESH GENERATION; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

ASSESSMENT SYSTEM; BUILDING DESIGNS; CASBEE-HI; COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENTS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EFFICIENCY; EXISTING BUILDINGS; GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS; GRID NETWORKS; HEAT ISLAND; HEAT ISLAND REDUCTION; LOCAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION SR); WIND ENVIRONMENT; WIND ENVIRONMENT DATABASE;

DATABASE SYSTEMS;

EID: 49049120844     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2008.02.023     Document Type: Article

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