Effect of background luminance on discomfort glare in relation to the glare source size

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 175-183

  Kim, Wonwoo ^a   Kim, Jeong Tai ^a  

^a Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Background luminance; DDG; Discomfort glare; Glare source; UGR; Window luminaries

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EXPERIMENT; GLARE; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LUMINANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; VISUAL FIELD;

EID: 77949613923     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X09358006     Document Type: Conference Paper

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