Thermal effects of building geometry and spacing on the urban canopy layer microclimate in a hot-humid climate in summer

International Journal of Climatology

Volumn 24, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 1729-1742

  Shashua Bar, Limor ^a   Tzamir, Yigal ^a   Hoffman, Milo E ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Generic building forms; Green CTTC model; Hot humid climate; Israel; Urban geometry; Urban microclimate

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; STATISTICAL METHODS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

AIR TEMPERATURE; HOT-HUMID REGIONS; URBAN CANOPY LAYER (UCL);

CLIMATOLOGY;

AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; MICROCLIMATE; THERMAL ALTERATION; URBAN CLIMATE;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; ISRAEL; MIDDLE EAST; WORLD;

EID: 9744242068     PISSN: 08998418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/joc.1092     Document Type: Article

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