Bioclimatic conditions of Paris, Rome and Budapest on the basis of the universal thermal climate index

• Authors: Danuta Idzikowska

Abstracts

EN

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.

Keywords

EN

bioclimate; UTCI; Paris; Rome; Budapest

• Publisher: Wydział Geografii i Studiów Regionalnych Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
• Journal: Miscellanea Geographica. Regional Studies on Development
• Year: 2010
• Volume: 14
• Pages: 103-109

Dates

published

2010

Contributors

author

Danuta Idzikowska

• University of Warsaw, Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, Department of Climatology

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Biblioteka Nauki

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