The influence of outdoor thermal environment on young Japanese females

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 963-974

  Kurazumi, Yoshihito ^a   Ishii, Jin ^b   Kondo, Emi ^c   Fukagawa, Kenta ^d   Bolashikov, Zhecho Dimitrov ^e   Sakoi, Tomonori ^f   Tsuchikawa, Tadahiro ^g   Matsubara, Naoki ^h   Horikoshi, Tetsumi ^c  

^a SUGIYAMA JOGAKUEN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^d KYUSHU SANGYO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HYOGO   (Japan)

^h KYOTO PREFECTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ETFe; Mean skin temperature; Outdoor environment; Sensational and physiological temperature; Thermal comfort; Thermal sensation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; THERMOSENSING; WEATHER; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903718106     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0681-8     Document Type: Article

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