Comparison of the Perception of Summer Heat Wave and Thermoregulatory Behavior between Adult Males Living in Seoul and in Daegu

seung, Hyun cheol; Roh, Sang-Hyun; Kim, Dohyung; Son, Suyoung; Baek, Yoon Jeong; Kim, Kyu Rang; Young, Lee Joo

doi:10.7856/kjcls.2018.29.1.17

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“…In contrast, the numbers of heat-wave days for June and July were 0.6 and 3.2 days, respectively (Korean Meteorological Administration, KMA). The term "heat-wave" does not have a universally consistent definition but we considered heat-waves as temperatures of 33 • C or higher for 2 or more days; in addition, heat-wave days refer to the number of days with the highest daily temperature above 33 • C according to the KMA [75]. Thus, in this study, the number of thermal mortalities was counted from the second day from the start of the heat wave [18].…”

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Is Sensible Heat Flux Useful for the Assessment of Thermal Vulnerability in Seoul (Korea)?

Kwon

Lee

Kwon³

2020

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Climate change has led to increases in global temperatures, raising concerns regarding the threat of lethal heat waves and deterioration of the thermal environment. In the present study, we adopted two methods for spatial modelling of the thermal environment based on sensible heat and temperature. A vulnerability map reflecting daytime temperature was derived to plot thermal vulnerability based on sensible heat and climate change exposure factors. The correlation (0.73) between spatial distribution of sensible heat vulnerability and mortality rate was significantly greater than that (0.30) between the spatial distribution of temperature vulnerability and mortality rate. These findings indicate that deriving thermally vulnerable areas based on sensible heat are more objective than thermally vulnerable areas based on existing temperatures. Our findings support the notion that the distribution of sensible heat vulnerability at the community level is useful for evaluating the thermal environment in specific neighbourhoods. Thus, our results may aid in establishing spatial planning standards to improve environmental sustainability in a metropolitan community.

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