The Universal Thermal Climate Index as an Operational Forecasting Tool of Human Biometeorological Conditions in Europe

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030767150" target="_blank" >https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9783030767150</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76716-7_10" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-030-76716-7_10</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

The Universal Thermal Climate Index as an Operational Forecasting Tool of Human Biometeorological Conditions in Europe

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In operational weather forecasting standard environmental parameters, such as air temperature and humidity, are traditionally used to predict thermal conditions in the future. These parameters, however, are not enough to describe the thermal stress induced by the outdoor environment to the human body as they neglect the human heat budget and personal characteristics (e.g. clothing). The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) overcomes these limitations by using an advanced thermo-physiological model coupled with a state-of-the-art clothing model. Several systems have been recently developed to operationally forecast human biometeorological conditions via the UTCI, i.e. by computing UTCI from the forecasts of air temperature, humidity, wind speed and radiation as provided by numerical weather prediction models. Here we describe the UTCI-based forecasting systems developed in Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Portugal and at the pan-European scale. Their characteristics are illustrated and their potential as warning systems for thermal hazards discussed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

The Universal Thermal Climate Index as an Operational Forecasting Tool of Human Biometeorological Conditions in Europe

Popis výsledku anglicky

In operational weather forecasting standard environmental parameters, such as air temperature and humidity, are traditionally used to predict thermal conditions in the future. These parameters, however, are not enough to describe the thermal stress induced by the outdoor environment to the human body as they neglect the human heat budget and personal characteristics (e.g. clothing). The Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI) overcomes these limitations by using an advanced thermo-physiological model coupled with a state-of-the-art clothing model. Several systems have been recently developed to operationally forecast human biometeorological conditions via the UTCI, i.e. by computing UTCI from the forecasts of air temperature, humidity, wind speed and radiation as provided by numerical weather prediction models. Here we describe the UTCI-based forecasting systems developed in Czech Republic, Italy, Poland, Portugal and at the pan-European scale. Their characteristics are illustrated and their potential as warning systems for thermal hazards discussed.

Druh

C - Kapitola v odborné knize

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10509 - Meteorology and atmospheric sciences

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název knihy nebo sborníku

Applications of the Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI in Biometeorology

ISBN

978-3-030-76715-0

Počet stran výsledku

18

Strana od-do

152-171

Počet stran knihy

180

Název nakladatele

Springer International Publishing AG

Místo vydání

Cham

Kód UT WoS kapitoly

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