Temperature, comfort and pollution levels during heat waves and the role of sea breeze

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 307-317

  Papanastasiou, Dimitris K ^a   Melas, Dimitris ^b   Bartzanas, Thomas ^a   Kittas, Constantinos ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND REHABILITATION   (Greece)

^b ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Greece; Heat comfort; Heat waves; PM10; Sea breeze; Temperature; Urban heat island

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; GREECE; HEAT; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEA; SEASON; TIME; WIND;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; CITIES; GREECE; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; OCEANS AND SEAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; TIME FACTORS; WIND;

EID: 77951765486     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-009-0281-9     Document Type: Article

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