Influence of vegetation canopies on solar potential in urban environments

Applied Geography

Volumn 66, Issue , 2016, Pages 73-80

  Fogl, Michal ^a   Moudrý, Vítězslav ^a  

^a CZECH UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

BIPV; LiDAR; Photovoltaic; Renewable energy; Rooftop; Shadow

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; GIS; LIDAR; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN AREA; VEGETATION COVER;

EID: 84949256970     PISSN: 01436228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2015.11.011     Document Type: Article

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