Comparison of measured and simulated mean radiant temperature. Case study in Lisbon (Portugal)

Finisterra

Volumn 49, Issue 98, 2014, Pages 95-111

  Szucs, Ágota ^a   Gál, Tamás ^b   Andrade, Henrique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LA ROCHELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

ENVI met; Lisbon (Portugal); Mean radiant temperature; Measurement; RayMan; Simulation; Solweig

Indexed keywords

EID: 84982698677     PISSN: 04305027     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18055/Finis6469     Document Type: Article

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