TOO HOT FOR COMFORT - THE HEAT-WAVES IN GREECE IN 1987 AND 1988

被引:103
作者
GILES, BD [1 ]
BALAFOUTIS, C [1 ]
MAHERAS, P [1 ]
机构
[1] ARISTOTELIAN UNIV SALONIKA,DEPT METEOROL & CLIMATOL,SALONIKA,GREECE
关键词
Discomfort index; Greece; Heatwave; Relative strain index;
D O I
10.1007/BF01093455
中图分类号
Q6 [生物物理学];
学科分类号
071011 ;
摘要
The heatwaves that affected Greece in July 1987 and July 1988 are considered in terms of (i) the relative strain index. For different types of activity, and (ii) the discomfort index. Hourly values of air temperature and humidity for Thessaloniki and Athens were used as the data base. Both indices show that in terms of physiological strain and general discomfort, Thessaloniki suffered a little more and a little longer than Athens. We conclude that the relative strain index is probably a useful tool in studies of the adverse effects of humid heatwaves on different sections of a population. © 1990 International Society of Biometeorology.
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