UTCI: validation and practical application to the assessment of urban outdoor thermal comfort

Bröde, Peter; Krüger, Eduardo L.; Fiala, Dusan

doi:10.7163/GPol.2013.2

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Title: UTCI: validation and practical application to the assessment of urban outdoor thermal comfort

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