An investigation into thermal comfort and residential thermal environment in an intertropical sub-Saharan Africa region: Field study report during the Harmattan season in Cameroon

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1391-1397

  Djongyang, Noël ^a   Tchinda, René ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DSCHANG   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Field study; Harmattan; Intertropical; Residential environment; Sub Saharan Africa; Thermal comfort

Indexed keywords

CAMEROON; CLIMATIC REGIONS; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD SURVEYS; INTERTROPICAL; LIVING ROOM; RESIDENTIAL ENVIRONMENT; STUDY AREAS; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

HOUSES;

THERMAL COMFORT;

EID: 77949656566     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2010.01.011     Document Type: Article

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