Empirical calibration of thermal indices in an urban outdoor Mediterranean environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2014, Pages 283-292

  Pantavou, Katerina ^a   Santamouris, Mattheos ^a   Asimakopoulos, Dimosthenis ^a   Theoharatos, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Biometeorological indices; Calibration; Mediterranean climate; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

SURVEYS; THERMAL COMFORT;

BIOMETEOROLOGICAL INDICES; EMPIRICAL CALIBRATION; MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATES; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEYS; STATISTICAL CRITERION; THERMAL SENSATION VOTES; THERMAL SENSATIONS;

CALIBRATION;

AIR TEMPERATURE; CALIBRATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MICROCLIMATE; RESEARCH WORK; VENTILATION;

EID: 84903835984     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.06.001     Document Type: Article

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