Modeling study of the aspect ratio influence on urban canopy energy fluxes with a modified wall-canyon energy budget scheme

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2497-2505

  Marciotto, Edson R ^a   Oliveira, Amauri P ^b   Hanna, Steven R ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aspect ratio; Energy budget; Modeling; Urban canopy

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ANTHROPOGENIC HEAT FLUX; BUILDING HEIGHT; CANOPY LAYER; ENERGY BUDGETS; ENERGY FLUXES; LOCAL ENERGY; LONG-WAVE RADIATION; MODELING; MODELING STUDIES; NET RADIATION; SECOND ORDERS; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSITIVITY STUDIES; STREET CANYON; TURBULENCE CLOSURES; URBAN CANOPIES; URBAN CANOPY MODELS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BUDGET CONTROL; HEAT FLUX; PRESSURE DROP; ROADS AND STREETS; SUN; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

ASPECT RATIO;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; ENERGY BUDGET; MODELING; SENSIBLE HEAT FLUX; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STREET CANYON;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

EID: 77954212458     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2010.05.012     Document Type: Article

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