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- Title
BIOCLIMATIC STRESS WITHIN THE GETIC SUBCARPATHIANS.
- Authors
Alina, VLĂDUŢ
- Abstract
Weather greatly influences the state of comfort felt by a person. As all living beings, people also adapt in time to the climatic conditions, but the variability or the increase or decrease tendency of certain parameters may induce a supplementary stress. In order to highlight the favourability of the climate within the Getic Subcarpathians, there have been analysed certain bioclimatic indexes - skin stress index, lung stress index, bioclimatic stress and temperature equivalent to the wind cooling power. In spite of certain differences mainly imposed by local factors of influence, there is a great territorial homogeneity. Generally, climate is favourable to human activities all year long, the Subcarpathian area being one of the less stressful in the country. Skin stress is reduced, half of the year displaying relaxing climatic conditions. Hypotonic stress triggering thermolysis in summer is felt especially in July and August but only in the lower area, while hypertonic stress inducing thermogenesis appears in the months of the cold season. However, the moderate values of the cooling power of the wind, below 900 kcal/m2/h, indicate a minimum skin stress (+1). The temperature equivalent to the wind cooling power supports the situation rendered by the previous index, the interval April - October displaying thermal comfort; only January, the month with the lowest mean temperatures and moderate wind speeds, is characterized by the state of increased discomfort. Lung stress is also reduced, only summer months, mainly July and August, being characterized by a moderate or increased lung stress (-2, -3). Consequently, the total bioclimatic stress is low, the stimulation degree being 1, except for Polovragi, where the value is 2. Thus, the values of the total bioclimatic stress index indicate that the region is highly favourable for human activities.
- Subjects
PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of weather; THERMOLYSIS; BODY temperature regulation; WIND speed; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGICAL precipitation
- Publication
Oltenia, Studii si Comunicari Seria Stiintele Naturii, 2015, Vol 31, Issue 2, p187
- ISSN
1454-6914
- Publication type
Article