Geofizika, Vol. 32 No. 1, 2015.
Prethodno priopćenje
https://doi.org/10.15233/gfz.2015.32.1
Thermal perception of teenagers in a cool outdoor environment: A case study
Katerina Pantavou
; University of Athens, Faculty of Physics, Department of Environmental Physics and Meteorology, Athens, Greece
Anastasios Mavrakis
orcid.org/0000-0003-3445-0723
; Panteion University, Department of Economic and Regional Development, Institute of Urban Environment and Human Resources, Athens, Greece
Sažetak
Subjective thermal sensation of late teenagers was examined aiming to reveal potential discrepancies in its estimation compared to adults. Since teenagers have different clothing habits and preferences from adults, it is important to know whether the conclusions reached by studies on thermal sensation, usually involving adults, can be also applied to teenagers. A group of late teenagers was interviewed, based on a structured questionnaire, in an outdoor environment during two winter days and under an unexpected Saharan dust transport event during the second day, while meteorological measurements were obtained by the closest to the interview site weather station. Moreover, the performance of the bioclimatic index Cooling Power in simulating subjects’ thermal sensation was evaluated. Although differences in clothing thermal insulation of late teenagers compared to that suggested by similar studies were recognized, generally the results of this study were in agreement with the findings of similar field surveys focusing on individual thermal sensation and with no evidence of effects of the dust transport event on thermal sensation. Cooling Power based on the Mediterranean thermal sensation scale predicted thermal sensation vote fairly well.
Ključne riječi
perception; thermal sensation; questionnaire survey; thermal index; cooling power
Hrčak ID:
142686
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Datum izdavanja:
30.6.2015.
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