Improving the suitability of selected thermal indices for predicting outdoor thermal sensation in Tehran

M Haghshenas, M Hadianpour, A Matzarakis… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Most of thermal indices were developed based on the European/North American subjects
and climates, while they should be investigated in other regions as well. This study aims to …

Rapid warming in summer wet bulb globe temperature in China with human-induced climate change

C Li, Y Sun, F Zwiers, D Wang, X Zhang… - Journal of …, 2020 - journals.ametsoc.org
On the basis of a newly developed observational dataset and a suite of climate model
simulations, we evaluate changes in summer mean wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) in …

Projected changes in abrupt shifts between dry and wet extremes over China through an ensemble of regional climate model simulations

H Chen, S Wang, J Zhu, B Zhang - Journal of Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The dry‐wet abrupt alternation (DWAA) event, which is defined as the phenomenon of dry
(or wet) spells abruptly following wet (or dry) spells, magnifies the influence of individual wet …

Urban flood modeling application: assess the effectiveness of building regulation in co** with urban flooding under precipitation uncertainty

MMM Piyumi, C Abenayake, A Jayasinghe… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research evaluates the effectiveness of planning and building regulations in co**
with urban flooding under different precipitation scenarios. Accordingly, the study simulated …

Effects of extreme temperatures on public sentiment in 49 Chinese cities

C Wang, YX Bai, XW Li, L Lin - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The rising sentiment challenges of the metropolitan residents may be attributed to the
extreme temperatures. However, nationwide real-time empirical studies that examine this …

Historical global land surface air apparent temperature and its future changes based on CMIP6 projections

J Huang, Q Li, Z Song - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
The warming magnitudes under different shared socioeconomic pathways (SSPs) and the
spatial distribution of global land surface air apparent temperature (APT) since the early of …

[HTML][HTML] Heat index historical trends and projections due to climate change in the Mediterranean basin based on CMIP6

I Alvarez, A Diaz-Poso, MN Lorenzo, D Roye - Atmospheric Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Air temperature and relative humidity can be considered as two essential meteorological
parameters in the determination of heat stress. The heat index (HI) includes both of them …

Exploring abrupt alternations between wet and dry conditions on the basis of historical observations and convection‐permitting climate model simulations

H Chen, S Wang, Y Wang - Journal of Geophysical Research …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Exploring the dynamic evolution of the abrupt alternation between wet and dry spells in
adjacent months plays a crucial role in water resources planning and agricultural …

Probabilistic projections of multidimensional flood risks at a convection‐permitting scale

B Zhang, S Wang, Y Wang - Water Resources Research, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding future river flood risk is a prerequisite for develo** climate change
adaptation strategies and enhancing disaster resilience. Previous flood risk assessments …

Determination of appropriate areas in terms of bio comfort by using summer temperature index with the help of GIS throughout Ordu province

M Cetin, OBM Alrabiti - Journal of Design for Resilience in Architecture …, 2022 - drarch.org
Threshold values for climate elements have been determined and some indices have been
developed, especially with studies on human comfort. It is a fact that the feeling of comfort is …