COST 730 - Towards a Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI for Assessing the Thermal Environment of the Human Being
Abstract
The main objective of the Action is to develop and make easily available a physiologically relevant assessment model of the thermal environment in order to significantly enhance applications related to health and well-being. The core issues of human biometeorology range from daily forecasts and warnings of extreme weather, to bioclimate mapping, urban and regional planning, environmental epidemiology and climate impacts research. This covers the fields of public weather service, the public health system, and precautionary planning. The model to be developed will be based on the-state-of-the-art in the cause-effect related assessments of the out-door thermal environment. The Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI (working title) must meet the following requirements: Thermophysiological significance in the whole range of heat exchange conditions of existing thermal environments Valid in all climates, seasons, and scales Useful for key applications in human biometeorology (see section A). This will be supported through the following specific objectives: - To identify and make recommendations on the data requirements for running UTCI in the different applications. - To develop application oriented parameterisation schemes for the calculation of mean radiant temperature Tmrt based on different data bases. - To increase the accessibility of state-of-the-art assessment procedures and related information using a web portal and other dissemination platforms. - To produce open and easy guidance and recommendations for using UTCI within the various applications.
Publikationen
The Universal Thermal Climate Index UTCI
Autoren: Gerd Jendritzky, Peter Bröde, Dusan Fiala, George Havenith, Philipp Weihs, Ekaterina Batchvarova, and Richard DeDear Jahr: 2010
Conference & Workshop proceedings, paper, abstract
The uncertainty of UTCI due to uncertainties in the determination of radiation fluxes derived from measured and observed meteorological data.
Autoren: Weihs, P; Staiger, H; Tinz, B; Batchvarova, E; Rieder, H; Vuilleumier, L; Maturilli, M; Jendritzky, G; Jahr: 2012
Journal articles
The uncertainty of UTCI due to uncertainties in the determination of radiation fluxes derived from numerical weather prediction and regional climate model simulations.
Autoren: Schreier, SF; Suomi, I; Bröde, P; Formayer, H; Rieder, HE; Nadeem, I; Jendritzky, G; Batchvarova, E; Weihs, P Jahr: 2013
Journal articles
Project staff
Philipp Weihs
Ao.Univ.Prof. Mag.rer.nat. Dr.rer.nat. Philipp Weihs
philipp.weihs@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81424
Project Leader
20.01.2005 - 06.02.2009
BOKU partners
External partners
Finnish Meteorological Institute
none
partner
German Weather Service
none
partner
National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
none
partner