Summary
Various measures of physiologic comfort in use are reviewed. The effective temperature index is then used to depict spatial and seasonal patterns of physiologic comfort in Nigeria. These patterns are explained by reference to some climatic variables. Detailed analysis of physiologic comfort patterns at selected stations indicate that there are marked spatial and seasonal variations in physiologic comfort over the country. In all, four physiologic comfort zones over the country are recognised. In conclusion, some of the possible applications of this type of bioclimatological studies are outlined.
Zusammenfassung
Es werden verschiedene Maßgrößen für die physiologische Behaglichkeit besprochen. Zur Charakterisierung der räumlichen und zeitlichen Verteilung der Behaglichkeit in Nigeria wird die effektive Temperatur verwendet. Die Verteilungsmodelle werden mit Bezug auf einige klimatische Elemente erklärt. Die Detailanalyse der physiologischen Behaglichkeit an ausgewählten Stationen zeigt, daß es merkliche Unterschiede in den räumlichen und zeitlichen Änderungen der physiologischen Behaglichkeit im Lande gibt. Im allgemeinen werden vier Behaglichkeitsszonen festgestellt. Abschließend werden einige mögliche Anwendungen dieser Art von bioklimatischen Untersuchungen dargelegt.
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Ayoade, J.O. Spatial and seasonal patterns of physiologic comfort in Nigeria. Arch. Met. Geoph. Biokl. B. 26, 319–337 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02243235
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