Impact of shade on outdoor thermal comfort—a seasonal field study in Tempe, Arizona

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 60, Issue 12, 2016, Pages 1849-1861

  Middel, Ariane ^a   Selover, Nancy ^a   Hagen, Björn ^a   Chhetri, Nalini ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARIZONA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASON; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; TREE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARIZONA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEASONS; SUNLIGHT; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSENSING; TREES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84969894887     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-016-1172-5     Document Type: Article

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