The relationship between bioclimatic thermal stress and subjective thermal sensation in pedestrian spaces

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2111-2127

  Pearlmutter, David ^a   Jiao, Dixin ^a   Garb, Yaakov ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Energy modeling; Human perception; Thermal comfort; Urban climate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CITY; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; QUESTIONNAIRE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CITIES; DESERT CLIMATE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; THERMOSENSING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84911807905     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: 14321254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0812-x     Document Type: Article

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