background: heat stress evaluation and timely notification, especially using meteorological data is an important issue attracted attention in recent years. therefore, this study aimed at answering the following research questions: 1) can enthalpy as a common environmental parameter reported by meteorological agencies be applied accurately for evaluation of thermal condition of outdoor settings,...

Deteriorated urban microclimate and poor outdoor thermal comfort is an increasing problem in cities in the tropics due to the combined effect of urban and global warming. Microclimate measurements (wind speed, air temperature and humidity, and globe temperature) were carried out in different parts of the warm-humid city Guayaquil, Ecuador. Simultaneously about 400 persons were asked for their s...

Green infrastructure can improve thermal comfort in outdoor urban spaces in moderate climates. The impact of green spaces on thermal comfort is often exclusively investigated through meteorological variables and human-biometeorological indices. Yet, studies on perceived thermal comfort are scarce. As thermal comfort is a property of human perception of the thermal environment, this knowledge is...

This research discusses thermal indices and outdoor comfort before during the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in three counties Connecticut (41.6032°N, 73.0877°W), United States. The are Fairfield, Hartford, New Haven. Existing noted that people residing highly populated urban low-income areas disproportionately affected by subject to health, heat, cold stress-related problems. ...

Audio and vibrotactile feedback are not always suitable or desirable, as noise and/or movement may mask them, and so thermal feedback may provide a salient alternative. In this paper, the identification of ‘thermal icons’ (structured thermal feedback) was tested as a means of conveying information when users were sitting and walking in an outdoor location. Overall identification rate for therma...

Several complex thermal indices (e.g. Predicted Mean Vote and Physiological Equivalent Temperature) were developed in the last decades to describe and quantify the thermal environment of humans and the energy fluxes between body and environment. Compared to open spaces/landscapes the complex surface structure of urban areas creates an environment with special microclimatic characteristics, whic...

The thermo-hygrometric sensation of pedestrians in outdoor environments can be quantified by means bioclimatic indices. In this work, the Mediterranean Outdoor Thermal Comfort Index (MOCI) is applied city Rome (Italy) for purpose investigating effect local environmental conditions (urban, suburban, rural) on pedestrian thermal comfort. Hourly values MOCI are calculated May–September period year...

Transport is a critical factor in modern pork production and can seriously affect swine welfare. While previous research has explored thermal conditions during transport, the impact of extreme weather conditions on the trailer thermal environment under industry practices has not been well documented; and the critical factors impacting microclimate are not well understood. To assess the trailer ...

This paper describes two sets of data on multiple body parameters of five participants, on microclimatic variables, and on self-reported assessment of thermal responses, all monitored in the same outdoor urban environment. Data were collected during three seasons, summer, autumn and winter 2010-2011, in the city of Athens, Greece. Part of these data, collected during the summer period, is relat...