Advanced view factor analysis method for radiation exchange

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 161-178

  Park, Sookuk ^a   Tuller, Stanton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Raster based; Shadow area; Sky view factor; Vegetation; View factor

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOMETRY; PROCEDURES; RADIATION ABSORPTION; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLAR ENERGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ABSORPTION, RADIATION; ALGORITHMS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; PHOTOMETRY; RADIATION DOSAGE; RADIATION MONITORING; SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 84894669300     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0657-8     Document Type: Article

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