Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index during heat waves in Serbia
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to assess the bioclimatic conditions in Serbia during summer in order to identify biothermal heat hazard. Special emphasis is placed on the bioclimatic index UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate Index), whose purpose is to evaluate the degree of thermal stress that the human body is exposed to. For this research, mean daily and hourly (07:00 and 14:00 CET) meteorological data from three weather stations (Zlatibor, Novi Sad and Nig) have been collected for the period from 1998 to 2017. In order to identify patterns of biothermal heat stress conditions, the thresholds of the daily UTCI (UTCI >= 38 degrees C, referred to as very strong heat stress, VSHS) at 14:00 CET are compared with the thresholds of daily maximum air temperature (t(max) >= 35 degrees C, referred to as hot days, HDs), which are further termed as heat wave events (HWEs). The findings show that the UTCI heat stress category "very strong heat stress" at 14:00 CET indicates heat waves. The most ext...reme heat wave events occurred in 2007, 2012, 2015 and 2017. Moreover, three HWEs at Nis that occurred in July 2007 lasted 3, 10 and 4 d. HWEs and very strong heat stress events (VSHSEs) recorded in July 2007 (lasted 10 d each), 2012 (lasted 9 and 12 d) and 2015 (lasted 7 and 10 d) were of the longest duration and are considered to be the indicators of biothermal heat hazard. The daily UTCI14h heat stress becomes more extreme in terms of severity and heat wave duration up to very strong heat stress.
Source:
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 2020, 20, 7, 2021-2036Publisher:
- Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh, Gottingen
Funding / projects:
- Geography of Serbia (RS-47007)
- Development problems and trends of geospatial systems of Republic of Serbia (RS-176017)
- Development programs of villages’ revitalization in Serbia (RS-176008)
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-20-2021-2020
ISSN: 1561-8633
WoS: 000555044500001
Scopus: 2-s2.0-85089405494
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Geografski fakultetTY - JOUR AU - Pecelj, Milica AU - Lukić, Milica AU - Filipović, Dejan AU - Protić, Branko AU - Bogdanović, Uroš PY - 2020 UR - https://gery.gef.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/1056 AB - The objective of this paper is to assess the bioclimatic conditions in Serbia during summer in order to identify biothermal heat hazard. Special emphasis is placed on the bioclimatic index UTCI (Universal Thermal Climate Index), whose purpose is to evaluate the degree of thermal stress that the human body is exposed to. For this research, mean daily and hourly (07:00 and 14:00 CET) meteorological data from three weather stations (Zlatibor, Novi Sad and Nig) have been collected for the period from 1998 to 2017. In order to identify patterns of biothermal heat stress conditions, the thresholds of the daily UTCI (UTCI >= 38 degrees C, referred to as very strong heat stress, VSHS) at 14:00 CET are compared with the thresholds of daily maximum air temperature (t(max) >= 35 degrees C, referred to as hot days, HDs), which are further termed as heat wave events (HWEs). The findings show that the UTCI heat stress category "very strong heat stress" at 14:00 CET indicates heat waves. The most extreme heat wave events occurred in 2007, 2012, 2015 and 2017. Moreover, three HWEs at Nis that occurred in July 2007 lasted 3, 10 and 4 d. HWEs and very strong heat stress events (VSHSEs) recorded in July 2007 (lasted 10 d each), 2012 (lasted 9 and 12 d) and 2015 (lasted 7 and 10 d) were of the longest duration and are considered to be the indicators of biothermal heat hazard. The daily UTCI14h heat stress becomes more extreme in terms of severity and heat wave duration up to very strong heat stress. PB - Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh, Gottingen T2 - Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences T1 - Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index during heat waves in Serbia VL - 20 IS - 7 SP - 2021 EP - 2036 DO - 10.5194/nhess-20-2021-2020 UR - https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1056 ER -
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Pecelj, M., Lukić, M., Filipović, D., Protić, B.,& Bogdanović, U.. (2020). Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index during heat waves in Serbia. in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Copernicus Gesellschaft Mbh, Gottingen., 20(7), 2021-2036. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2021-2020 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1056
Pecelj M, Lukić M, Filipović D, Protić B, Bogdanović U. Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index during heat waves in Serbia. in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 2020;20(7):2021-2036. doi:10.5194/nhess-20-2021-2020 https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1056 .
Pecelj, Milica, Lukić, Milica, Filipović, Dejan, Protić, Branko, Bogdanović, Uroš, "Analysis of the Universal Thermal Climate Index during heat waves in Serbia" in Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 20, no. 7 (2020):2021-2036, https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-2021-2020 ., https://hdl.handle.net/21.15107/rcub_gery_1056 .