Influence of sky view factor on outdoor thermal environment and physiological equivalent temperature

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 285-297

  He, Xiaodong ^a,b   Miao, Shiguang ^a,b   Shen, Shuanghe ^a   Li, Ju ^b   Zhang, Benzhi ^c   Zhang, Ziyue ^c   Chen, Xiujie ^c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^c Meteorological Bureau of Chaoyang District   (China)

Author keywords

Local scale; Outdoor thermal environment; Physiological equivalent temperature; Sky view factor; Urban planning

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHINA; CITY; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; MALE; SEASON; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WIND;

ADULT; CHINA; CITIES; CITY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSENSING; WIND;

EID: 84930623087     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: 14321254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0841-5     Document Type: Article

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