Open AccessThe human heat balance in the city of Novi Sad (Serbia)
Author(s) -
Aleksandar Krajić
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
glasnik srpskog geografskog društva
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2406-078X
pISSN - 0350-3593
DOI - 10.2298/gsgd1204099k
Subject(s) - recreation , balance (ability) , extreme heat , heat stress , geography , human health , meteorology , climate change , climatology , environmental science , ecology , psychology , atmospheric sciences , environmental health , biology , medicine , neuroscience , geology
This analysis is based on the human heat balance according to the bioclimatic man-environment heat exchange model created by Krzysztof Błażejczyk. The final result of the human heat balance model points to biothermal weather situations for the outdoor recreational needs. In this analysis, middles daily meteorological data (of climatological station of Novi Sad) were used for two extreme months, January and July. In this work, it is analyzed two periods, the first is for 1992-2010. and the second is for year 2010. The aim is to show how weather can be evaluated for recreational needs which the health resource of Novi Sad and to point out the shortcomings when it comes to multi-year analysis. The objective of this article has been to present a bioclimatic analysis of city Novi Sad and how weather variables come together in order to give a climate meaning on human organism