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A review of studies and modelling of solar radiation on human thermal comfort in outdoor environment

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The effectiveness of cool and green roofs in mitigating urban heat island and improving human thermal comfort

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The effect of height and orientation of buildings on thermal comfort

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Recognizing surface urban heat ‘island’ effect and its urbanization association in terms of intensity, footprint, and capacity: A case study with multi-dimensional analysis in Northern China

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Parameters Derived from and/or Used with Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping and Landslide Risk Assessment: A Review

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WorldClim 2: new 1-km spatial resolution climate surfaces for global land areas

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A comparison and appraisal of a comprehensive range of human thermal climate indices

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Thermal comfort: Design and assessment for energy saving

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Efficiency of parks in mitigating urban heat island effect: An example from Addis Ababa

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A global comparison between station air temperatures and MODIS land surface temperatures reveals the cooling role of forests

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Land surface skin temperature climatology: benefitting from the strengths of satellite observations

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Summer Heat and Mortality in New York City: How Hot Is Too Hot?

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