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Potential of Tree Shade for Reducing Residential Energy Use in California

James R. Simpson and E. Gregory McPherson
Arboriculture & Urban Forestry (AUF) January 1996, 22 (1) 10-18; DOI: https://doi.org/10.48044/jauf.1996.002
James R. Simpson
Western Center for Urban Forest Research and Education, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, c/o Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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E. Gregory McPherson
Western Center for Urban Forest Research and Education, Pacific Southwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, c/o Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
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