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Investigating Ladybug as A Tool for Measuring Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Urban Neighborhoods [PDF]

JES: Journal of Engineering Sciences
The increasing global temperature has increased awareness of enhancing Outdoor Thermal Comfort (OTC). OTC has become a primary indicator for the effectiveness of urban environments, which directly affects inhabitants' health, comfort, and quality of life.
Aya El-Bahrawy
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Verification of heat stress thresholds for a health-based heatwave definition [PDF]

, 2019
Heatwaves represent a threat to human health and excess mortality is one of the associated negative effects. A health-based definition for heatwaves is therefore relevant, especially for early warning purposes, and it is here investigated via the ...
Cloke, H. L., Di Napoli, C., Pappenberger, F.   +2 more
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Towards a Digital Temporal Thermal Comfort Model: Integrating Field Measurements and Geospatial Analysis for Urban Microclimate Assessment in Rabat, Morocco [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Urban environments face increasing challenges related to thermal discomfort and heat stress due to climate change and rapid urbanization. This study presents a methodology for developing a 4D digital thermal comfort model by integrating time-series ...
C. Delasse, C. Delasse, R. Hajji, T. Landes, H. Macher, P. Kastendeuch, G. Najjar   +6 more
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Universal thermal climate index (UTCI) and synoptic circulation patterns over the metropolitan city of Athens, Greece [PDF]

Global NEST Journal, 2018
The present study aims to investigate the human thermal stress with respect to the synoptic scale circulation over the metropolitan city of Athens in Greece. The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) was applied in order to assess the levels of thermal stress employing three-hour meteorological data for four stations of the urban complex for a ten ...
Katavoutas, G., Flocas, H.A.
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Outdoor Thermal Environments and Activities in Open Space: An Experiment Study in Humid Subtropical Climates [PDF]

, 2016
The outdoor thermal environment correlates with occupant behaviors in open spaces. The appropriate range of thermal environment that is conducive to outdoor activities, however, remains inadequately defined.
Huang, J, Jiang, Y, Xu, L, Zhou, C, Zhuo, Y   +4 more
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The assessment of human bioclimate of Vranje health resort (Serbia) based on Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) with the focus on extreme biothermal conditions [PDF]

Geographia Polonica, 2021
The study deals with an assessment and interpretation of the bioclimatic conditions in Vranje (southern Serbia). The study aims at temporal distributions of bioclimatic conditions focussing on extreme thermal stress based on the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). The meteorological data required for the calculation of UTCI concern hourly (7 and 14
Milica Pecelj, Anna Błażejczyk, Nemanja Vagić, Peca Ivanović   +3 more
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Accelerating Urban Heating Under Land-Cover and Climate Change Scenarios in Indonesia: Application of the Universal Thermal Climate Index

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2021
Climate change causing an increase of frequency and magnitude of heat waves has a huge impact on the urban population worldwide. In Indonesia, the Southeast Asian country in the tropical climate zone, the increasing heat wave duration due to climate ...
Martiwi Diah Setiawati, Martiwi Diah Setiawati, Marcin Pawel Jarzebski, Martin Gomez-Garcia, Kensuke Fukushi, Kensuke Fukushi   +5 more
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Mapping combined wildfire and heat stress hazards to improve evidence-based decision making [PDF]

, 2019
Heat stress and forest fires are often considered highly correlated hazards as extreme temperatures play a key role in both occurrences. This commonality can influence how civil protection and local responders deploy resources on the ground and could ...
Cloke, Hannah L., Di Giuseppe, F., Di Napoli, Claudia, Pappenberger, F., Vitolo, C.   +4 more
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Numerical evaluation of thermal comfort in traditional courtyards to develop new microclimate design in a hot and dry climate [PDF]

, 2017
The growing interest in thermal comfort of outdoor environments yields in different analysis on courtyards as a common space between urban and architectural scales. However, there is a limited knowledge regarding the microclimatic behavior of such spaces.
Acosta, Acosta, Al-Hemiddi, Al-Masri, Aldawoud, Ali Toudert, Ali-Toudert, Ali-Toudert, Ali-Toudert, Ali-Toudert, Ali-Toudert, Almhafdy, Andreou, Berkovic, Biabani Moghadam Babolia, Bourbia, Bourbia, Bourbia, Bruse, Bröde, Cantón, Chen, Chow, Christopoulou, Coronel, Emmanuel, Gagge, Ghaffarianhoseini, Havenith, Herrmann, Hisarligil, Holst, Holst, Hopkinson, Houghton, Höppe, ISO7726, Jendritzky, Ka-Lun Lau, Knowles, Krüger, Lahme, Landsberg, Lee, Lee, Lin, Littlefair, Makaremi, Manioglu, Mayer, Meir, Memarian, Memarian, Michael, Middel, Mohsen, Mohsen, Muhaisen, Muhaisen, Muhaisen, Muhaisen, Nagano, Ndetto, Nikolopoulou, Oke, Pearlmutter, Robitu, Sadafi, Safarzadeh, Salata, Saljoughinejad, Santamouris, Shao, Sharmin, Sharples, Shashua-Bar, Soflaei, Steemers, Taleb, Taleghani, Taleghani, Taleghani, Taleghani, Taleghani, Taleghani, Taleghani, Thapar, Thorsson, Vaisman, van Esch, Yaglou, Yahia, Yang, Yasa, Zakaria   +94 more
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Thermal Comfort for various Altitudes and Land Covers in North Sumatra [PDF]

, 2023
Thermal comfort refers to the suitability of meteorological conditions for humans with the environment. Temperature is the main meteorological variable, which determines the thermal comfort as expressed in various climate indices.
Hanny Nirwani, Hidayati, Rini, Perdinan
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