Impact of street geometry on downward longwave radiation and air temperature in an urban environment

A study on urban geometry has been carried out with regard to urban climate in a medium-sized central European city. Thereby the interrelation between the sky view factor (SVF, the portion of visible sky seen by an observer), downward longwave radiation and air temperature was analysed to get a clos...

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Main Authors: Simone Blankenstein, Wilhelm Kuttler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Borntraeger 2004-10-01
Series:Meteorologische Zeitschrift
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1127/0941-2948/2004/0013-0373