caa a22 4500 445800828 CHVBK 20180317145140.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110801xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00704-010-0379-3 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00704-010-0379-3 Human-biometeorological assessment of heat waves in Athens [Elektronische Daten] [Andreas Matzarakis, Panagiotis Nastos] The goal of this study is the analysis of heat waves and their impact on humans, using human biometeorological indices, which are based on the energy balance of the human body. The implications for humans are not only described through the intensity of the heat waves, but also through their duration over consecutive days. Both intensity and duration were analyzed for the Greater Athens Area during the period 1955 to 2001. The analysis was carried out using the daily physiologically equivalent temperature and the daily minimum air temperature. Based on these two parameters, the results showed an increase in the average duration of heat waves. Furthermore, the use of the Gaussian filter revealed the intra-annual variation of heat stress conditions and their relevance to humans. The results could be used for the management of the negative consequences of heat waves in cities suffering from environmental pollution and also for climate impact studies. Springer-Verlag, 2010 Matzarakis Andreas Meteorological Institute, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany aut Nastos Panagiotis Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR 157 84, Athens, Greece aut Theoretical and Applied Climatology Springer Vienna 105/1-2(2011-08-01), 99-106 0177-798X 105:1-2<99 2011 105 704 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-010-0379-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-010-0379-3 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Matzarakis Andreas Meteorological Institute, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Nastos Panagiotis Laboratory of Climatology and Atmospheric Environment, Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment, University of Athens, Panepistimiopolis, GR 157 84, Athens, Greece aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Theoretical and Applied Climatology Springer Vienna 105/1-2(2011-08-01), 99-106 0177-798X 105:1-2<99 2011 105 704 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer