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Global Heat Wave Hazard Considering Humidity Effects during the 21st Century

Humidity is a significant factor contributing to heat stress, but without enough consideration in studies of quantifying heat hazard or heat risk assessment. Here, the simplified wet-bulb globe temperature (WBGT) considering joint effects of temperature and humidity was utilized as a heat index and...

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Autores principales: Chen, Xi, Li, Ning, Liu, Jiawei, Zhang, Zhengtao, Liu, Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6539408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31035681
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16091513