A low cost, easily fabricated radiation shield for temperature measurements to monitor dry bulb air temperature in built up urban areas

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 371-380

  Cheung, Henry Kw ^a   Levermore, Geoff J ^a   Watkins, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; DATA COLLECTION; DATA LOGGER; DRY BULBS; EXTERNAL WALLS; LOW COSTS; MANCHESTER; MINIATURE SENSORS; RADIATION SHIELD; SOLAR IRRADIANCES; URBAN AREAS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; WEATHER DATA;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COSTS; RADIATION SHIELDING; STAINLESS STEEL; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; TEMPERATURE SENSORS;

LOW TEMPERATURE TESTING;

EID: 78649306376     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: 14770849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624410376565     Document Type: Article

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