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Cool surfaces and shade trees to reduce energy use and improve air quality in urban areas
Solar Energy · 2001 · Vol. 70(3) · pp. 295–310
Hashem Akbari✉(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)M. Pomerantz(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)Haider Taha(Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)
Atmospheric chemistry and aerosolsUrban Heat Island MitigationPlant responses to elevated CO2Urban heat islandEnvironmental scienceDowntownAlbedo (alchemy)ElectricityAir quality indexMeteorologyUrban climateAtmospheric sciencesUrban planning
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