The bioclimatological leaflet as a means conveying climatological information to tourists and the tourism industry

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 369-374

  Zaninović, Ksenija ^a   Matzarakis, Andreas ^b  

^a METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL SERVICE   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Climate tourism information scheme; Climatological leaflet; Physiologically equivalent temperature; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CROATIA; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; METHODOLOGY; TRAVEL;

CLIMATE; CROATIA; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; INDUSTRY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; TRAVEL;

ROSA;

EID: 70349873490     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0219-2     Document Type: Article

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