Urban heat islands: Potential effect of organic and structured urban configurations on temperature variations in Dubai, UAE

Renewable Energy

Volumn 50, Issue , 2013, Pages 747-762

  Taleb, Dana ^a   Abu Hijleh, Bassam ^a  

^a THE BRITISH UNIVERSITY IN DUBAI   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dubai; ENVI met; Heat island; Microclimate; Urban configuration

Indexed keywords

DUBAI; ENVI-MET; HEAT ISLAND; MICROCLIMATE; URBAN CONFIGURATION;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; URBAN GROWTH;

TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

CLIMATE MODELING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; HEAT ISLAND; MICROCLIMATE; SOFTWARE; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN DEVELOPMENT; WIND PROFILE;

DUBAI [DUBAI (ADS)]; DUBAI [UNITED ARAB EMIRATES]; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84866052072     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.07.030     Document Type: Article

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