Evaluating discomfort glare from non-uniform electric light sources

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 267-294

  Cai, H ^a   Chung, T ^b  

^a University of Kansas   (United States)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC LIGHTING; GLARE EFFECTS; LIGHT SOURCES; NUMERICAL METHODS;

ADDITIVITY; DISCOMFORT GLARE; GLARE INDICES; GLARE SOURCES; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE; NON-UNIFORM; VISUAL COMFORT; YOUNG PEOPLES;

GLARE;

EID: 84878289218     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153512453274     Document Type: Article

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