Role of Urban Trees in Enhancing the Thermal Comfort of Rapidly Urbanizing Cities: An Analysis of Tropical Asian Tree Species Based on Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET)

V.M. Jayasooriya; A.P. Sirimanne; R.M. Silva; S. Muthukumaran

doi:10.48044/jauf.2024.014

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Ahmed KS.
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Blazejczyk K,
Epstein Y,
Jendritzky G,
Staiger H,
Tinz B.
2012. Comparison of UTCI to selected thermal indices. International Journal of Biometeorology. 56(3):515–535. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-011-0453-2
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[5] Blazejczyk K,

[6] Epstein Y,

[7] Jendritzky G,

[8] Staiger H,

[9] Tinz B.

[10] ↵
Chen X,
Xue P,
Liu L,
Gao L,
Liu J.
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[12] Xue P,

[13] Liu L,

[14] Gao L,

[15] Liu J.

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Depietri Y,
Renaud FG,
Kallis G.
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[18] Renaud FG,

[19] Kallis G.

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Hamza N.
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[22] Hamza N.

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