Heat and cold stresses in different climate zones across China: A comparison between the 20th and 21st centuries

Building and Environment

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1649-1656

  Li, Danny H W ^a   Wan, Kevin K W ^a   Yang, Liu ^b   Lam, Joseph C ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b XI'AN UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

20th and 21st centuries; Built environment; China; Climate change; General circulation models; Heat and cold stresses

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; THERMAL STRESS;

20TH AND 21ST CENTURIES; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; CHINA; COLD STRESS; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL;

CLIMATE MODELS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; GENERAL CIRCULATION MODEL; HEATING; TWENTIETH CENTURY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

CHINA;

EID: 79953194752     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2011.01.030     Document Type: Article

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