Reduction of solar UV radiation due to urban high-rise buildings - A coupled modelling study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2015, Pages

  Wai, Ka Ming ^a   Yu, Peter K N ^a   Lam, Ka Se ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BUILDING; ECOTECT MODEL; HIGH RISE BUILDING; MODEL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; TROPOSPHERIC ULTRAVIOLET AND VISIBLE RADIATION MODEL; ULTRAVIOLET A RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET B RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; SUNLIGHT; THEORETICAL MODEL;

FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; SUNLIGHT; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

EID: 84942436796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0135562     Document Type: Article

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