Evaluation of the ERA5 reanalysis-based Universal Thermal Climate Index on mortality data in Europe.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2021.111227
Abstract: Air temperature has been the most commonly used exposure metric in assessing relationships between thermal stress and mortality. Lack of the high-quality meteorological station data necessary to adequately characterize the thermal environment has been one… read more here.
Keywords: station; mortality; universal thermal; era5 ... See more keywords
Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index during heat waves in Serbia
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DOI: 10.5194/nhess-20-2021-2020
Abstract: Abstract. The objective of this paper is to assess the bioclimatic conditions in Serbia during summer in order to identify biothermal heat hazard. Special emphasis is placed on the bioclimatic index UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate… read more here.
Keywords: index; heat stress; universal thermal; stress ... See more keywords