Buildings, 2022 With the acceleration of urbanization throughout the world, climate problems related to climate change including urban heat islands and global warming have become challenges to urban human settlements.
Yu Cong +6 more
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High resolution exposure modelling of heat and air pollution and the impact on mortality [PDF]
, 2016 Background Elevated temperature and air pollution have been associated with increased mortality. Exposure to heat and air pollution, as well as the density of vulnerable groups varies within cities.
Burdorf, Alex +8 more
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Thermal stress in the northern Carpathians and air circulation
Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2020 In mountain areas, air circulation plays a major role in the forming of the climate. This paper examines how it influences thermal stress in the northern Carpathians. The Niedźwiedź’s classification of air circulation was applied.
Krzysztof Błażejczyk +6 more
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Spatial-Temporal Pattern Changes of UTCI in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor in Recent 40 Years
Atmosphere, 2020 This paper investigated the spatial and temporal variations of the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from 1979 to 2018.
Di Zeng +5 more
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Atmosphere, 2021 The modelling of thermal exposure in outdoor urban environments is a highly topical challenge in modern climate research. This paper presents the results derived from a new micrometeorological model that employs an integrated biometeorology module to ...
Jan Geletič +4 more
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Investigating Ladybug as A Tool for Measuring Outdoor Thermal Comfort in Urban Neighborhoods [PDF]
JES: Journal of Engineering SciencesThe 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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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 SciencesUrban 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 +6 more
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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. +2 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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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 +3 more
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