Study on mitigation measures for outdoor thermal environment on present urban blocks in Tokyo using coupled simulation

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2290-2299

  Chen, Hong ^a   Ooka, Ryozo ^b   Huang, Hong ^b   Tsuchiya, Takashi ^b  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Mitigation measures; Outdoor thermal environment; Present urban block

Indexed keywords

COUPLED SIMULATION; HEAT ISLAND PHENOMENA; HEAT RELEASE; MITIGATION MEASURES; OUTDOOR THERMAL ENVIRONMENT; PRESENT URBAN BLOCK; SURFACE ALBEDO; TOKYO , JAPAN; TRAFFIC VOLUMES;

RADIATION EFFECTS;

AIR CONDITIONING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONVECTION; HEAT ISLAND; INDOOR AIR; RADIATION BALANCE; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; JAPAN; KANTO; TOKYO [KANTO];

EID: 67449123062     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.03.012     Document Type: Article

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