TY  - BOOK
AU  - Beckers,Benoit
TI  - Solar energy at urban scale
SN  - 9781848213562 (hardcover)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - London
PB  - John Wiley & Sons
KW  - Solar energy
KW  - Urban climatology
KW  - Environmental engineering
KW  - City planning
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The odyssey of remote sensing from space: half a century of satellites for earth observations / Th Pirard -- Territorial and urban measurements / Marius Paulescu and Viorel Badescu -- Sky luminance models / Matej Kobav and Grega Biziak -- Satellite images applied to surface solar radiation estimation / Bella Espinar and Philippe Blanc -- Worldwide aspects of solar radiation impact / Benoit Beckers -- Local energy balance / Pierre Kastendeuch -- Evapotranspiration / Marjorie Musy -- Multiscale daylight modeling for urban environments / John Mardaljevic and George M. Janes -- Geometrical models of the city / Daniel G. Allaga -- Radiative simulation methods / Pierre Beckers and Benoit Beckers -- Radiation modeling using the finite element method / Tom van Eekelen -- Dense cities in the tropical zone / Edward Ng -- Dense cities in temperate climates: solar and daylight rights / Guedi Capeluto -- Solar potential and solar impact / Fric Monette and Beniot Beckers -- Conclusion / Benoit Beckers -- Appendix 1: Table of Europe's platforms (Micro- and minisatellites) for Earth observations / Th Pirard -- Appendix 2: Commercial operators of Earth observation (EO) satellites (as of January 1, 2012) / Th Pirard -- Appendix 3: Earth's annual global mean energy budget / Benoit Beckers
UR  - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1402/2012009827-t.html
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