Literature review on UTCI applications

EL Krüger - Applications of the Universal Thermal Climate Index …, 2021 - Springer
This chapter presents a comprehensive literature review of peer-reviewed papers on the
UTCI with special focus on its applications. A search in Scopus and Web of Science has …

[HTML][HTML] No treeline shift despite climate change over the last 70 years

M Beloiu, D Poursanidis, A Tsakirakis, N Chrysoulakis… - Forest Ecosystems, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The recent rise in temperature and shifting precipitation regimes threaten
ecosystems around the globe to different degrees. Treelines are expected to respond to …

From tropospheric folding to Khamsin and Foehn winds: How atmospheric dynamics advanced a record-breaking dust episode in Crete

S Solomos, N Kalivitis, N Mihalopoulos, V Amiridis… - Atmosphere, 2018 - mdpi.com
A record-breaking dust episode took place in Crete on 22 March 2018. The event was
characterized by surface concentrations exceeding 1 mg m− 3 for a period of 4–7 h …

Analysis of intense dust storms over the eastern Mediterranean in March 2018: Impact on radiative forcing and Athens air quality

DG Kaskaoutis, UC Dumka, A Rashki… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study examines the multiple dust storms that hit the eastern Mediterranean and Greece
during March 2018, emphasizing on the atmospheric dynamics for their generation, the …

Long-range transport of Saharan dust and chemical transformations over the Eastern Mediterranean

E Athanasopoulou, A Protonotariou… - Atmospheric …, 2016 - Elsevier
Three recent Saharan dust outbreaks during different seasons (4–6 days in winter of 2009,
late autumn of 2010 and summer of 2011) are selected in order to study the chemical …

Weather and aggressive behavior among patients in psychiatric hospitals—an exploratory study

J Lickiewicz, K Piotrowicz, PP Hughes… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Background: The number of meteoropaths, or people negatively affected by weather
conditions, is rising dramatically. Meteoropathy is developing rapidly due to ever poorer …

Assessment of the climate potential for tourism. Case study: the North-East Development Region of Romania

D Mihăilă, PI Bistricean, AE Briciu - Theoretical and applied climatology, 2019 - Springer
Abstract For the North-East Development Region of Romania, balneary-climatic tourism can
potentially become a development engine. To this type of tourism, other forms or types of …

Assessment of extreme heat stress probabilities in Iran's urban settlements, using first order Markov chain model

G Roshan, PT Nastos - Sustainable cities and society, 2018 - Elsevier
Extreme weather phenomena affect human societies, and especially thermal stress is a
considerable threat. Therefore, the goal of this study is twofold: On one hand, to assess the …

[HTML][HTML] Greece 2023: Crazy Summer or New Normal—Lessons Not Learned

A Matzarakis, P Nastos - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
The year 2023 in Greece started with a mild winter and spring. Later on, several heat waves
occurred, with very high air temperatures accompanied by extreme forest fires in many parts …

Impact of atmospheric circulation on the occurrence of very strong and extreme cold stress in Poland

M Owczarek, AM Tomczyk - Quaestiones Geographicae, 2022 - sciendo.com
The primary objective of the study was the determination of the spatial and multiannual
variability of occurrence of days with very strong and extreme cold stress in Poland …