Investigation of urban microclimate parameters in an urban center

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-9

  Dimoudi, A ^a   Kantzioura, A ^a   Zoras, S ^a   Pallas, C ^b   Kosmopoulos, P ^a  

^a DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^b Serres Municipality ^*  (Greece)

Author keywords

Cooling degree hours; Microclimate parameters; Urban canyon; Urban microclimate

Indexed keywords

COOLING (HEATING) DEGREE DAY; COOLING (HEATING) DEGREE HOUR; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; GEOMETRICAL CHARACTERISTICS; MICROCLIMATE PARAMETERS; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; URBAN CANYONS; URBAN MICROCLIMATE;

BUILDINGS; ENERGY MANAGEMENT;

COMPUTER INTEGRATED MANUFACTURING;

EID: 84878237739     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.04.014     Document Type: Article

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