The relationship between indoor and outdoor temperature, apparent temperature, relative humidity, and absolute humidity

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-112

  Nguyen, J L ^a   Schwartz, J ^a   Dockery, D W ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure; Humidity; Indoor; One year measurement; Outdoor; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; SPACE HEATING;

ABSOLUTE HUMIDITY; AMBIENT WEATHER; APPARENT TEMPERATURE; EXPOSURE; INDOOR; INDOOR TEMPERATURE; ONE-YEAR MEASUREMENT; OUTDOOR; OUTDOOR TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE-RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; ONE-YEAR MEASUREMENT; OUTDOOR; SEASON; STATISTICAL MODEL; TEMPERATURE; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EXPOSURE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR; ONE-YEAR MEASUREMENT; OUTDOOR; TEMPERATURE;

BOSTON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LINEAR MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; WEATHER;

EID: 84892366164     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12052     Document Type: Article

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