Mean radiant temperature - A predictor of heat related mortality

Urban Climate

Volumn 10, Issue P2, 2014, Pages 332-345

  Thorsson, Sofia ^a   Rocklöv, Joacim ^b   Konarska, Janina ^a   Lindberg, Fredrik ^a   Holmer, Björn ^a   Dousset, Bénédicte ^c   Rayner, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat related mortality; Heat stress; Hot spots; Mean radiant temperature

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927963642     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2014.01.004     Document Type: Article

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