Albedo control as an effective strategy to tackle Global Warming: A case study

Applied Energy

Volumn 130, Issue , 2014, Pages 641-647

  Cotana, Franco ^a   Rossi, Federico ^a   Filipponi, Mirko ^a   Coccia, Valentina ^a   Pisello, Anna Laura ^a   Bonamente, Emanuele ^a   Petrozzi, Alessandro ^b   Cavalaglio, Gianluca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b Cittadella Universitaria   (Italy)

Author keywords

Albedo control; Carbon dioxide compensation; Cool roofs; Environment and Climate Change; Global Warming; High reflective surfaces

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; GLOBAL WARMING; RADIATION EFFECTS;

ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE; COOL ROOFS; ENERGY - SAVING IN BUILDINGS; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES; HIGH-REFLECTIVE SURFACES; INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGIES; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION;

SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; GLOBAL WARMING; HEAT ISLAND; INSTALLATION; KYOTO PROTOCOL; METEOROLOGY; REFLECTIVITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84904814045     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.02.065     Document Type: Article

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