Citation

Giles BD, Balafoutis C, Maheras P. Int. J. Biometeorol. 1990; 34(2): 98-104.

Affiliation

Department of Geography, University of Birmingham, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, International Society of Biometeorology, Publisher Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2228302

Abstract

The heatwaves that affected Greece in July 1987 and July 1988 are considered in terms of (i) the relative strain index. For different types of activity, and (ii) the discomfort index. Hourly values of air temperature and humidity for Thessaloniki and Athens were used as the data base. Both indices show that in terms of physiological strain and general discomfort, Thessaloniki suffered a little more and a little longer than Athens. We conclude that the relative strain index is probably a useful tool in studies of the adverse effects of humid heatwaves on different sections of a population.

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