Adaptive model for outdoor thermal comfort assessment in an Oasis city of arid climate

Building and Environment

Volumn 85, Issue , 2015, Pages 40-51

  Ruiz, María Angélica ^a   Correa, Erica N ^a  

^a Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Adaptive model; Arid climate; IZA; Oasis city; Outdoor thermal comfort; Predictive ability

Indexed keywords

ARID REGIONS; THERMAL COMFORT; WIND;

ADAPTIVE MODELING; ARID CLIMATES; IZA; OASIS CITY; OUTDOOR THERMAL COMFORT; PREDICTIVE ABILITIES;

CLIMATE MODELS;

ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN; ARID REGION; INDOOR AIR; METROPOLITAN AREA; MICROCLIMATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VENTILATION; WIND VELOCITY;

ARGENTINA; MENDOZA;

EID: 84949117414     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.11.018     Document Type: Article

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