Using Local Climate Zone scheme for UHI assessment: Evaluation of the method using mobile measurements

Building and Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2015, Pages 39-49

  Leconte, Francois ^a,b,d   Bouyer, Julien ^b   Claverie, Rémy ^b,c   Pétrissans, Mathieu ^d  

^a ADEME   (France)

^b CEREMA   (France)

^c GEMCEA   (France)

^d Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Technologies et Industries du Bois   (France)

Author keywords

Local climate zone; Mobile measurements; Urban climate; Urban fabric; Urban heat island; Urban indicators

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

LOCAL CLIMATE; MOBILE MEASUREMENTS; URBAN CLIMATES; URBAN FABRICS; URBAN HEAT ISLAND; URBAN INDICATORS;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CLIMATE CHANGE; HEAT ISLAND; MEASUREMENT METHOD; URBAN CLIMATE;

FRANCE; LORRAINE; MEURTHE ET MOSELLE; NANCY;

EID: 84918827427     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.05.005     Document Type: Article

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