Instruments and methods in outdoor thermal comfort studies - The need for standardization

Urban Climate

Volumn 10, Issue P2, 2014, Pages 346-366

  Johansson, Erik ^a   Thorsson, Sofia ^b   Emmanuel, Rohinton ^c   Krüger, Eduardo ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Micrometeorological measurements; Outdoor thermal comfort assessment; Questionnaire surveys; Thermal comfort standards; Thermal indices; Thermal perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84927966184     PISSN: 22120955     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.uclim.2013.12.002     Document Type: Article

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