Аssessment of the influence of physical factors of the external environment on the heat feeling of a human in the conditions of Kamchatka

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Characterize the climate impact on the population of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky regarding warmth sensation in different periods of the year.MATERIALS AND METHODS: The length of a warm and cold period of the year was determined. Based on mean monthly temperatures, relative humidity, wind speed, maximum wind and minimum temperature, taken from the website of weather condition records in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky for 2010–2020, the equivalent-effective temperature (EET) has been calculated that allows to estimate the warmth sensation of a man, stripped to the waist.RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: According to the average temperature, the warm period is in June-September, the cold one is 8 months. As for EET, thermal comfort is in July-August; it’s cool in June and September; it’s cool/moderately cool in October; it’s moderately cool in April-May and November; it’s very chilly in December-March. Speaking about minimum temperature and maximum wind, it’s warm in August, warm/cold in September; 10 months is a cold period of the year. By comparing EET, it’s cool in July and August; it’s moderately cool in May, June, September and October; it’s very chilly in April and November, moderately cold in December and March and cold in January. In February conditions are moderately cold/cold.CONCLUSION: Amidst high humidity the wind produces a meaningful effect on a bioclimatic discomfort.