Weather Effects on Mobile Social Interactions: A Case Study of Mobile Phone Users in Lisbon, Portugal

Santi Phithakkitnukoon; Tuck W. Leong; Zbigniew Smoreda; Patrick Olivier

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0045745

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Weather Effects on Mobile Social Interactions: A Case Study of Mobile Phone Users in Lisbon, Portugal

Santi Phithakkitnukoon ,

* E-mail: santi@newcastle.ac.uk

Affiliation Culture Lab, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Tuck W. Leong,

Affiliation Culture Lab, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Zbigniew Smoreda,

Affiliation Sociology and Economics of Networks and Services Department, Orange Labs, France
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Patrick Olivier

Affiliation Culture Lab, School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom
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Weather Effects on Mobile Social Interactions: A Case Study of Mobile Phone Users in Lisbon, Portugal

Santi Phithakkitnukoon,
Tuck W. Leong,
Zbigniew Smoreda,
Patrick Olivier

Published: October 10, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045745

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