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UTCI field measurements in an urban park in Florence (Italy) [PDF]

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2020
The aim of this study is to evaluate human thermal comfort in different green area settings in the city of Florence by using the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). Field measurements of air temperature, solar radiation, relative humidity, wind speed
Petralli Martina, Massetti Luciano, Pearlmutter David, Brandani Giada, Messeri Alessandro, Orlandini Simone   +5 more
doaj   +7 more sources

Deriving the operational procedure for the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) [PDF]

International Journal of Biometeorology, 2011
The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) aimed for a one-dimensional quantity adequately reflecting the human physiological reaction to the multi-dimensionally defined actual outdoor thermal environment. The human reaction was simulated by the UTCI-Fiala multi-node model of human thermoregulation, which was integrated with an adaptive clothing model.
Bröde, Peter, Fiala, Dusan, Blazejczyk, Krzysztof, Holmér, Ingvar, Jendritzky, Gerd, Kampmann, Bernhard, Tinz, Birger, Havenith, George   +7 more
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Mitigation of Urban Heat Risks via Shading Stations: An Experimental Comparison of Fabric and Photovoltaic Shading. [PDF]

Glob Chall
PV shading relies primarily on solid panels to block direct solar radiation. As the transmittance of PV modules is close to zero, they effectively and consistently attenuate downward short‐wave radiation. With a surface reflectance of approximately 0.12, a portion of the short‐wave solar radiation is reflected, while the remaining energy is absorbed ...
Jin L, Dong X, Prasad D, He BJ.
europepmc   +2 more sources

The Association Between Heat Stress and Child Stunting, Wasting, and Underweight Under Varying Vegetation Covers in Ethiopia. [PDF]

Matern Child Nutr
ABSTRACT Climate change has significantly contributed to rising malnutrition rates, particularly in low‐ and middle‐income countries. However, evidence linking heat stress to child nutritional status remains limited. This study estimated the association between heat stress exposure and severe stunting, wasting and underweight among rural children ...
Denssa DA, Moges DM, Tessema B, Challa F, Woldeyohannes M, Petros A, Girma M, Hussen A, Woldetinsae A, Maru Y, Chitekwe S, Noor R, Hailu M, Tollera G, Arabi M, Rao S, Lachat C, Papadopoulou E, Tessema M.   +18 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Trends and Climatology of UTCI in the Czech Republic

COMECAP 2023, 2023
We present climatology and trends of the UTCI obtained from the ERA5 reanalysis between 1941 and 2018 for the Czech Republic. Long-term average of the UTCI exposes regions with approximately similar stress levels given by weather on humans, and it also forms the basis for the first bioclimatological mapping of the Czech Republic.
Martin Hynčica, Martin Novák, Simona Procházková   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Heat stress and maternal complications in India: A nationwide analysis using the universal thermal climate index [PDF]

iScience
Summary: Ambient heat is rising in India and may affect maternal health during pregnancy. Physiological adaptations in pregnancy heighten heat strain, yet national evidence examining exposure using Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) is limited.
Shalu R. Chaudhary, Medha Wadhwa, Anish Sinha, Deepak B. Saxena   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Universal Thermal Climate Index and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Risk: Effect Modification by Green Space in a Chinese Prospective Cohort [PDF]

BMC Public Health
Background Thermal stress has been associated with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), but ambient temperature alone inadequately captures integrated thermal stress.
Shujia Chen, Yuting Dong, Xiaoqing Liu, Xiaowan Zhou, Hang Zeng, Jingjing Ji, Jinying Luo, Siying Wu   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Application and comparison of UTCI and PET in temperate climate conditions [PDF]

Finisterra, 2015
Finisterra, vol. 49 n.º 98 (2014)
Matzarakis, Andreas, Muthers, Stefan, Rutz, Frank   +2 more
core   +7 more sources

The evaluation of biothermal conditions for various forms of climatic therapy based on UTCI adjusted for activity

Geographia Polonica, 2021
The objective of this study was to assess biothermal conditions in the selected Polish health resorts for specific forms of climatic therapy. We calculated Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) for ten-year period (2008-2017) and then added adjustment ...
Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Peter Bröde   +1 more
doaj   +2 more sources

UTCI climatology and its future change in Germany – an RCM ensemble approach

Meteorologische Zeitschrift, 2020
In the present study, the quantity, duration and intensity of heat stress events in Germany as well as their future change and relation with weather types were investigated. A small ensemble of regional climate simulations with the regional climate model
Benedict Manuel Brecht, Gerd Schädler, Janus Willem Schipper   +2 more
doaj   +3 more sources