Modelling the radiative exchanges in urban areas: A review

Advances in Building Energy Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 163-206

  Gros, Adrien ^a   Bozonnet, Emmanuel ^a   Inard, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Albedo; Exchange; Longwave; Modelling; Radiation; Shortwave; Sky; Urban

Indexed keywords

ALBEDO; LONG WAVES; MODELLING; SHORTWAVE; SKY; URBAN;

BUDGET CONTROL; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN PLANNING;

CLIMATE MODELS;

EID: 79960733525     PISSN: 17512549     EISSN: 17562201     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17512549.2011.582353     Document Type: Article

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