Analysing the impact of reflectance distributions and well geometries on vertical surface daylight levels in atria for overcast skies

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1733-1745

  Du, Jiangtao ^a   Sharples, Steve ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrium daylighting; Radiance simulation; Surface reflectance distribution; Vertical daylight level; Well geometry

Indexed keywords

BACKWARD RAY TRACING; DIFFUSE REFLECTANCE; DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS; HORIZONTAL DISTRIBUTION; OVERCAST SKIES; RADIANCE SIMULATION; SKY CONDITION; SURFACE REFLECTANCE; SURFACE REFLECTANCE DISTRIBUTION; VERTICAL DAYLIGHT FACTOR; VERTICAL DAYLIGHT LEVEL; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS; VERTICAL SURFACE; WALL SURFACES; WELL INDICES;

DAYLIGHTING; GEOMETRY; REFLECTION;

DAYLIGHT SIMULATION;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GEOMETRY; LIGHT; RADIANCE; REFLECTANCE; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 77649191866     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.01.026     Document Type: Article

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