<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The aim of this study was to examine the main features of the bioclimatic conditions of three European cities using a new Universal Thermal Climate Index. Daily values of meteorological variables for 12 UTC for the cities for 1990-2001 were used in the study. Using the frequency of UTCI and one-way Anova, the results showed that in all the three cities “no thermal stress” dominated throughout the year. “Extreme” values of heat as well as “cold stress” were observed but in none of the cities “extreme cold stress” occurred. The values of UTCI differed for all the three cities in each studied year. The cities differed from each other in each month during the whole year with the exception of spring - March and April.</p></abstract>

The aim of this study was to examine the main features of the bioclimatic conditions of three European cities using a new Universal Thermal Climate Index. Daily values of meteorological variables for 12 UTC for the cities for 1990-2001 were used in the study. Using the frequency of UTCI and one-way Anova, the results showed that in all the three cities “no thermal stress” dominated throughout the year. “Extreme” values of heat as well as “cold stress” were observed but in none of the cities “extreme cold stress” occurred. The values of UTCI differed for all the three cities in each studied year. The cities differed from each other in each month during the whole year with the exception of spring - March and April.

Bioclimatic Conditions of Paris, Rome and Budapest on the Basis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index

Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies Department of Climatology

Miscellanea Geographica

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The aim of this study was to examine the main features of the bioclimatic conditions of three European cities using a new Universal Thermal Climate Index....

Bioclimatic Conditions of Paris, Rome and Budapest on the Basis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index

Online veröffentlicht: 25. Nov. 2018

Seitenbereich: 103 - 109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2010-0010

Schlüsselwörter
bioclimate, UTCI, Paris, Rome, Budapest

© 2010 Danuta Idzikowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Bioclimatic Conditions of Paris, Rome and Budapest on the Basis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index

Online veröffentlicht: 25. Nov. 2018

Seitenbereich: 103 - 109

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/mgrsd-2010-0010

Schlüsselwörterbioclimate, UTCI, Paris, Rome, Budapest

© 2010 Danuta Idzikowska, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Schlüsselwörter
bioclimate, UTCI, Paris, Rome, Budapest