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High-albedo Materials

High-Albedo Materials is a class of surface construction materials distinguished by their high solar reflectance, enabling them to mitigate urban heat island effects by minimizing solar radiation absorption and reducing surface temperatures.

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4.9K

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267

Authors

125

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2017–2026

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Publications

62

Mitigation of the heat island effect in urban New Jersey

William Solecki, Cynthia Rosenzweig, Lily Parshall et al. · Environmental Hazards · 2005 · 435 citations

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Effect of high-albedo materials on pedestrian heat stress in urban street canyons

Evyatar Erell, David Pearlmutter, Daniel Boneh et al. · Urban Climate · 2013 · 324 citations

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Photometric phase functions of common geologic minerals and applications to quantitative analysis of mineral mixture reflectance spectra

John F. Mustard, C. M. Pieters · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1989 · 323 citations

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Environmental impacts of reflective materials: Is high albedo a ‘silver bullet’ for mitigating urban heat island?

Jiachuan Yang, Zhi‐Hua Wang, Kamil E. Kaloush · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · 2015 · 284 citations · Full text

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On the Use of Cool Materials as a Heat Island Mitigation Strategy

Afroditi Synnefa, A. Dandou, M. Santamouris et al. · Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology · 2008 · 279 citations

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Authors

267

  1. MS
    M. Santamouris

    National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece

    3 publications · 353 citations

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  2. HA
    Hashem Akbari

    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, United States

    3 publications · 363 citations

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  3. TL
    T. L. Roush

    Ames Research Center, United States

    2 publications · 147 citations

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  4. DB
    Daniel Boneh

    Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Israel

    2 publications · 334 citations

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  5. AB
    Amir Baniassadi

    Arizona State University, United States

    2 publications · 94 citations

    2

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Institutions

125

  1. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    4 h-index

    13 publications

    1.5K citations

  2. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    3 h-index

    7 publications

    207 citations

  3. Sapienza University of Rome

    Rome, Italy

    3 h-index

    14 publications

    1.2K citations

  4. UNSW Sydney

    Sydney, Australia

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    138 citations

  5. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    147 citations

  6. Renewable Energy Development Center

    Algiers, Algeria

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    109 citations

  7. Iran University of Science and Technology

    Tehran, Iran

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    382 citations

  8. Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya

    Barcelona, Spain

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    89 citations

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Venues

  1. Sustainability

    6 publications · 289 citations

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  2. Energy and Buildings

    4 publications · 412 citations

    4

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  3. Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

    JGR · 3 publications · 448 citations

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  4. Journal of Building Engineering

    2 publications · 82 citations

    2

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  5. Energy Procedia

    2 publications · 116 citations

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