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The predictability of heat-related mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, during summer 2015a comparison of selected thermal indices

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    SYSNO ASEP0517890
    Druh ASEPJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Zařazení RIVJ - Článek v odborném periodiku
    Poddruh JČlánek ve WOS
    NázevThe predictability of heat-related mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, during summer 2015a comparison of selected thermal indices
    Tvůrce(i) Urban, Aleš (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
    Hondula, D. M. (US)
    Hanzlíková, Hana (UFA-U) RID, ORCID
    Kyselý, Jan (UEK-B) RID, ORCID
    Celkový počet autorů4
    Zdroj.dok.International Journal of Biometeorology. - : Springer - ISSN 0020-7128
    Roč. 63, č. 4 (2019), s. 535-548
    Poč.str.14 s.
    Jazyk dok.eng - angličtina
    Země vyd.US - Spojené státy americké
    Klíč. slovaspatial synoptic classification ; cardiovascular mortality ; equivalent temperature ; warning systems ; climate-change ; air-pollution ; public-health ; waves ; hot ; environments ; Heat ; Heat-related mortality ; Heat warning system ; Thermal indices ; Central Europe
    Vědní obor RIVDG - Vědy o atmosféře, meteorologie
    Obor OECDMeteorology and atmospheric sciences
    Vědní obor RIV – spolupráceÚstav fyziky atmosféry - Vědy o atmosféře, meteorologie
    Výzkumná infrastrukturaCzeCOS II - 90061 - Ústav výzkumu globální změny AV ČR, v. v. i.
    Způsob publikováníOmezený přístup
    Institucionální podporaUEK-B - RVO:86652079 ; UFA-U - RVO:68378289
    UT WOS000462612800010
    DOI10.1007/s00484-019-01684-3
    AnotaceWe compared selected thermal indices in their ability to predict heat-related mortality in Prague, Czech Republic, during the extraordinary summer 2015. Relatively, novel thermal indicesUniversal Thermal Climate Index and Excess Heat Factor (EHF)were compared with more traditional ones (apparent temperature, simplified wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT), and physiologically equivalent temperature). The relationships between thermal indices and all-cause relative mortality deviations from the baseline (excess mortality) were estimated by generalized additive models for the extended summer season (May-September) during 1994-2014. The resulting models were applied to predict excess mortality in 2015 based on observed meteorology, and the mortality estimates by different indices were compared. Although all predictors showed a clear association between thermal conditions and excess mortality, we found important variability in their performance. The EHF formula performed best in estimating the intensity of heat waves and magnitude of heat-impacts on excess mortality on the most extreme days. Afternoon WBGT, on the other hand, was most precise in the selection of heat-alert days during the extended summer season, mainly due to a relatively small number of false alerts compared to other predictors. Since the main purpose of heat warning systems is identification of days with an increased risk of heat-related death rather than prediction of exact magnitude of the excess mortality, WBGT seemed to be a slightly favorable predictor for such a system.
    PracovištěÚstav výzkumu globální změny
    KontaktNikola Šviková, svikova.n@czechglobe.cz, Tel.: 511 192 268
    Rok sběru2020
    Elektronická adresahttps://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00484-019-01684-3
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