Evaluation of human thermal comfort near urban waterbody during summer

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1072-1080

  Xu, Jingcheng ^a   Wei, Qiaoling ^a   Huang, Xiangfeng ^a   Zhu, Xiaoyan ^a   Li, Guangming ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Heat index; Human comfort; Littoral zone; Urban waterbody

Indexed keywords

LAKES; THERMAL COMFORT;

HEAT INDICES; HUMAN COMFORTS; HUMAN INTERACTIONS; HUMAN THERMAL COMFORT; LITTORAL ZONE; ON-SITE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; WATERBODIES;

EXHIBITIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HUMIDITY; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HUANGPU RIVER;

EID: 71649108837     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.10.025     Document Type: Article

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