Influence of morphologies on the microclimate in urban neighbourhoods

Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics

Volumn 144, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-117

  Allegrini, Jonas ^a   Dorer, Viktor ^a   Carmeliet, Jan ^a,b  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Building energy simulation; CFD; Comfort; Microclimate; Urban design; Urban heat island effect

Indexed keywords

BUILDINGS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; RURAL AREAS; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; URBAN PLANNING;

BUILDING ENERGY SIMULATIONS; COMFORT; MICROCLIMATE; URBAN DESIGN; URBAN HEAT ISLAND EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84939476235     PISSN: 01676105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jweia.2015.03.024     Document Type: Article

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