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The potential benefits of location-specific biometeorological indexes

文献类型：期刊论文

作者Wong, Ho Ting1,2,3; Wang, Jinfeng2,3; Yin, Qian2,3; Chen, Si4; Lai, Poh Chin4
刊名INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY
出版日期2017-09-01
卷号61期号:9页码:1695-1698
关键词Ambulance Biometeorological index Health Weather
ISSN号0020-7128
DOI10.1007/s00484-017-1343-z
通讯作者Wong, Ho Ting(frankwong@connect.hku.hk) ; Wang, Jinfeng(wangjf@lreis.ac.cn) ; Lai, Poh Chin(pclai@hku.hk)
英文摘要It is becoming popular to use biometeorological indexes to study the effects of weather on human health. Most of the biometeorological indexes were developed decades ago and only applicable to certain locations because of different climate types. Merely using standard biometeorological indexes to replace typical weather factors in biometeorological studies of different locations may not be an ideal research direction. This research is aimed at assessing the difference of statistical power between using standard biometeorological indexes and typical weather factors on describing the effects of extreme weather conditions on daily ambulance demands in Hong Kong. Results showed that net effective temperature and apparent temperature did not perform better than typical weather factors in describing daily ambulance demands in this study. The maximum adj-R (2) improvement was only 0.08, whereas the maximum adj-R (2) deterioration was 0.07. In this study, biometeorological indexes did not perform better than typical weather factors, possibly due to the differences of built environments and lifestyles in different locations and eras. Regarding built environments, the original parameters for calculating the index values may not be applicable to Hong Kong as buildings in Hong Kong are extremely dense and most are equipped with air conditioners. Regarding lifestyles, the parameters, which were set decades ago, may be outdated and not suitable to modern lifestyles as using hand-held electrical fans on the street to help reduce heat stress are popular. Hence, it is ideal to have tailor-made updated location-specific biometeorological indexes to study the effects of weather on human health.
WOS关键词HONG-KONG ; APPARENT TEMPERATURE ; WEATHER
WOS研究方向Biophysics ; Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ; Physiology
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:000410745700019
出版者SPRINGER
源URL[http://ir.igsnrr.ac.cn/handle/311030/61963]  
专题中国科学院地理科学与资源研究所
通讯作者Wong, Ho Ting; Wang, Jinfeng; Lai, Poh Chin
作者单位1.Natl Taiwan Univ, Dept Geog, Taipei, Taiwan
2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Geog Sci & Nat Resource Res, State Key Lab Resources & Environm Informat Syst, Beijing, Peoples R China
3.Univ Chinese Acad Sci, Beijing, Peoples R China
4.Univ Hong Kong, Dept Geog, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Peoples R China
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GB/T 7714		 Wong, Ho Ting,Wang, Jinfeng,Yin, Qian,et al. The potential benefits of location-specific biometeorological indexes[J]. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY,2017,61(9):1695-1698.
APA Wong, Ho Ting,Wang, Jinfeng,Yin, Qian,Chen, Si,&Lai, Poh Chin.(2017).The potential benefits of location-specific biometeorological indexes.INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY,61(9),1695-1698.
MLA Wong, Ho Ting,et al."The potential benefits of location-specific biometeorological indexes".INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 61.9(2017):1695-1698.

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