Arid Lands Newsletter--link to home page No. 47, May 2000
Desert Architecture for a New Millenium

Pearlmutter: Thermal stress diagram

thermal stress diagram
Levels of thermal stress on a summer day, as given by the energy required for equilibrium between the body and the urban environment (positive values reflect the efficiency of cooling by evaporation of sweat).

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