An evaluation of three biometeorological indices for human thermal comfort in urban outdoor areas under real climatic conditions

dc.contributor.author	Tseliou, A	en
dc.contributor.author	Tsiros, IX	en
dc.contributor.author	Lykoudis, S	en
dc.contributor.author	Nikolopoulou, M	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:50:00Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:50:00Z
dc.date.issued	2010	en
dc.identifier.issn	03601323	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.11.009	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/4940
dc.subject	Bioclimatology	en
dc.subject	Open spaces	en
dc.subject	Thermal monitoring	en
dc.subject	Thermal sensation	en
dc.subject	Urban design	en
dc.subject	Urban microclimate	en
dc.subject.other	Open space	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal monitoring	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal sensations	en
dc.subject.other	Urban design	en
dc.subject.other	Urban microclimate	en
dc.subject.other	Atmospheric humidity	en
dc.subject.other	Climatology	en
dc.subject.other	Surveys	en
dc.subject.other	Thermal comfort	en
dc.subject.other	bioclimatology	en
dc.subject.other	microclimate	en
dc.subject.other	open space	en
dc.subject.other	urban area	en
dc.subject.other	urban design	en
dc.subject.other	Europe	en
dc.subject.other	Thessaloniki	en
dc.title	An evaluation of three biometeorological indices for human thermal comfort in urban outdoor areas under real climatic conditions	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.identifier.primary	10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.11.009	en
heal.publicationDate	2010	en
heal.abstract	Three biometeorological indices were examined in terms of their potential to describe the actual thermal sensation as this is experienced by humans at areas with different climatological characteristics. The thermal comfort scales, as derived from using Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET), the Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) and the wind chill index (K), were compared to Actual thermal Sensation Votes (ASV) data as expressed on a 5-point scale. These data were collected by surveys that covered all four seasons of the year and were conducted in seven European cities (Athens, Thessaloniki, Milan, Fribourg, Cambridge, Sheffield and Kassel). Results show that, for any given ASV class, the corresponding classes calculated according to PET, THI and K, present a strong correlation with the climatic mean temperature of the survey site, which in turn leads to misclassification of the thermal sensation. Accordingly, an effort was made to apply an adjustment to the indices based on climatic mean temperature. Only small improvements were observed on the performance of the indices. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.	en
heal.journalName	Building and Environment	en
dc.identifier.issue	5	en
dc.identifier.volume	45	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.11.009	en
dc.identifier.spage	1346	en
dc.identifier.epage	1352	en