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Implications of rising atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration on seed quality Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-23 Amrit Lamichaney, Aniruddha Maity
Regeneration of plants through seed is governed by the ability and rate to germinate, which largely depends on the climatic variables prevailing during pre-harvest (mother plant growth) and post-harvest (processing and storage) stages. Atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration [CO2] is increasing rapidly and is expected to surpass 550 ppm within this century. Elevated CO2 (e[CO2]) is reported to influence
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The influence of source maps on SILAM performance in modeling ragweed pollen concentrations in the area of a major European source Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Gordan Mimić, Zorica Podraščanin, Predrag Lugonja, Branko Šikoparija
The Pannonian Plain is one of the centers of ragweed distribution in Europe. The province of Vojvodina (Serbia) is located on the southern part of the Pannonian Plain, representing a highly infested region. In this study, we have used the SILAM atmospheric dispersion model to simulate ragweed pollen concentrations during the season 2016 in the Vojvodina region. SILAM was tested with three different
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The impact of livestock grazing on the evapotranspiration-vegetation biomass relationship in a Southern Hemisphere salt marsh, Buenos Aires (Argentina) Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 María Gassmann, Claudio Pérez, Natalia Tonti, Antonella Burek, Mauro Covi
Among the ecosystem services provided by salt marshes is the use of their natural vegetation as pastures for livestock production. As a result, the prediction of biomass productivity can be of great interest for the sustainable management of these environments. Evapotranspiration is one of the variables most used to estimate the yield of green biomass in pastures and crops, which to date has not been
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Long-term changes in hazardous heat and cold stress in humans: multi-city study in Poland Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-21 Magdalena Kuchcik, Krzysztof Błażejczyk, Agnieszka Halaś
Significant changes in climate variables in the last decades resulted in changes of perceived climate conditions. However, there are only few studies discussing long-lasting changes in bioclimatic conditions. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to present the temporal and spatial distribution of hazardous heat and cold stress conditions in different regions of Poland. Its focus is on long-lasting changes
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Effect of climate variability on healthcare expenditure of food crop farmers in Southwest, Nigeria Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-20 Adewale Isaac Olutumise, Igbekele Amos Ajibefun, Akinyemi Gabriel Omonijo
This study empirically evaluated the effect of climate variability on the healthcare status and catastrophic health expenditure of the food crop farmers in Southwest, Nigeria. Cross-sectional data were sourced through a well-structured questionnaire and direct personal interview and used for the analysis. A multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 459 respondents, while descriptive statistics
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December–March temperature reconstruction from tree-ring earlywood width in southeastern China during the period of 1871–2016 Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-18 Weijie Zhang, Jiangfeng Shi, Yesi Zhao, Shiyuan Shi, Xiaoqi Ma, Yuxin Zhu
Extremely cold temperatures are a significant threat to agriculture and transportation in winter in southeastern China. However, due to the shortness of instrumental records and the scarcity of long-term temperature reconstructions, more high-quality temperature reconstructions are still needed to fully examine their spatial-temporal variability over the past several centuries. In this study, we built
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Impact of biometeorological conditions and air pollution on influenza-like illnesses incidence in Warsaw Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-17 Katarzyna Lindner-Cendrowska, Peter Bröde
In order to assess the influence of atmospheric conditions and particulate matter (PM) on the seasonally varying incidence of influenza-like illnesses (ILI) in the capital of Poland—Warsaw, we analysed time series of ILI reported for the about 1.75 million residents in total and for different age groups in 288 approximately weekly periods, covering 6 years 2013–2018. Using Poisson regression, we predicted
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Public interest in spa therapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: analysis of Google Trends data among Turkey Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-13 Sinan Kardeş
In Turkey, spas are widely used and preferred by patients who are seeking relief from their disability and pain. The spa therapy program is partly reimbursed by the national health insurance system. The objective of the present study was to leverage Google Trends to elucidate the public interest in spas in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Google Trends was queried to analyze search trends within
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Technological opportunities for sensing of the health effects of weather and climate change: a state-of-the-art-review Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Vidya Anderson, Andrew C. W. Leung, Hamed Mehdipoor, Britta Jänicke, Dragan Milošević, Ana Oliveira, S. Manavvi, Peter Kabano, Yuliya Dzyuban, Rosa Aguilar, Peter Nkashi Agan, Jonah Joshua Kunda, Gustavo Garcia-Chapeton, Vinicius de França Carvalho Fonsêca, Sheila Tavares Nascimento, Raul Zurita-Milla
Sensing and measuring meteorological and physiological parameters of humans, animals, and plants are necessary to understand the complex interactions that occur between atmospheric processes and the health of the living organisms. Advanced sensing technologies have provided both meteorological and biological data across increasingly vast spatial, spectral, temporal, and thematic scales. Information
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Phenological trends of multi-taxonomic groups in Latvia, 1970–2018 Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-11 Gunta Kalvāne, Andis Kalvāns
Phenology provides intimate insights into ongoing changes in nature and seasonality with respect to humans. In this study, the most complete volunteer observer phenological data set for the territory of Latvia from 1970 to 2018 was evaluated. The data set includes observations of 159 phases of eight taxonomical groups, as well as abiotic phenomena such as the first snow, last spring frost, and agrarian
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Effect of meteorological factors on Culex mosquitoes in Singapore: a time series analysis Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-10 Annabel Seah, Joel Aik, Lee-Ching Ng
Culex mosquitoes transmit West Nile virus (WNV). We examined the weather dependence of adult Culex activity. Maximum temperature and absolute humidity were positively associated with adult Culex activity. Our findings support the use of weather data in timing WNV vector control measures.
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Accuracy and uncertainty analysis of staple food crop modelling by the process-based Agro-C model Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Qing Zhang, Wen Zhang, Tingting Li, Yehong Sun
Accuracy analysis of a process-based model is important for evaluating the reliability of model estimates of crop growth. Uncertainties in projections of crop growth may derive from different sources in modelling. The parameter-induced uncertainty is one of the important aspects. Here we calibrated the parameters for rice, wheat and maize combined with observed data of aboveground biomass (AGB) and
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Field study of pedestrians’ comfort temperatures under outdoor and semi-outdoor conditions in Malaysian university campuses Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Nurnida Elmira Othman, Sheikh Ahmad Zaki, Hom Bahadur Rijal, Nurul Huda Ahmad, Azli Abd Razak
Difficulties in controlling the effects of outdoor thermal environment on the human body are attracting considerable research attention. This study investigated the outdoor thermal comfort of urban pedestrians by assessing their perceptions of the tropical, micrometeorological, and physical conditions via a questionnaire survey. Evaluation of the outdoor thermal comfort involved pedestrians performing
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Mortality attributable to heat and cold among the elderly in Sofia, Bulgaria Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-08 Elisaveta P. Petkova, Lyudmila K. Dimitrova, Francesco Sera, Antonio Gasparrini
Although a number of epidemiological studies have examined the effects of non-optimal temperatures on mortality in Europe, evidence about the mortality risks associated with exposures to hot and cold temperatures in Bulgaria is scarce. This study provides evidence about mortality attributable to non-optimal temperatures in adults aged 65 and over in Sofia, Bulgaria, between 2000 and 2017. We quantified
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Spatiotemporal dynamics of urban climate during the wet-dry season transition in a tropical African city Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Peter Kabano, Angela Harris, Sarah Lindley
The Urban Heat Island effect has been the focus of several studies concerned with the effects of urbanisation on human and ecosystem health. Humidity, however, remains much less studied, although it is useful for characterising human thermal comfort, the Urban Dryness Island effect and vegetation development. Furthermore, variability in microscale climate due to differences in land cover is increasingly
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Tracking biological footprints of climate change using flowering phenology of the geophytes: Pancratium tenuifolium and Scadoxus multiflorus Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-06 Ezekeil G. Kwembeya
Drought-adapted geophytes are responding to the effects of climate change in arid and semi-arid environments. In this study, herbarium and historical rainfall data were used to examine the impact of rainfall changes on flowering trends of Pancratium tenuifolium Hochst. ex A.Rich and Scadoxus multiflorus (Martyn) Raf. subsp. multiflorus. Flowering was delayed by approximately 7 days per decade for P
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Toward the creation of an ontology for the coupling of atmospheric electricity with biological systems Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-11-24 Snezana Savoska, P. Fdez-Arroyabe, M. Cifra, K. Kourtidis, E. Rozanov, K. Nicoll, S. Dragovic, L. M. Mir
Atmospheric electric fields (AEFs) are produced by both natural processes and electrical infrastructure and are increasingly recognized to influence and interfere with various organisms and biological processes, including human well-being. Atmospheric electric fields, in particular electromagnetic fields (EMFs), currently attract a lot of scientific attention due to emerging technologies such as 5G
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Analysis of air temperature dynamics in the “local climate zones” of Novi Sad (Serbia) based on long-term database from an urban meteorological network Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2021-01-03 Dragan Milošević, Stevan Savić, Milena Kresoja, Zorana Lužanin, Ivan Šećerov, Daniela Arsenović, Jelena Dunjić, Andreas Matzarakis
A comprehensive analysis of air temperature (Ta) dynamics in “local climate zones” (LCZs) of Novi Sad (Serbia) was based on measurements from 17 stations during 3 years. Hourly changes of Ta, cooling rates (CR), heating rates (HR), and urban heat island (UHI) intensity were assessed on seasonal and annual level and during heat wave (HW) and cold wave (CW) periods. Substantial differences are observed
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Temperatures and precipitation affect vegetation dynamics on Scandinavian extensive green roofs Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-12-11 Joel Lönnqvist, Hans Martin Hanslin, Birgitte Gisvold Johannessen, Tone Merete Muthanna, Maria Viklander, Godecke Blecken
Standard succulent vegetation mixes developed mostly in temperate climates are being increasingly used on green roofs in different climate zones with uncertain outcome regarding vegetation survival and cover. We investigated vegetation on green roofs at nine temperate, cold, and/or wet locations in Norway and Sweden covering wide ranges of latitude, mean annual temperature, annual precipitation, frequencies
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Heat risk exacerbation potential for neurology patients during the COVID-19 pandemic and related isolation Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-11-08 Alex Buoite Stella, Davide Filingeri, Nicholas Ravanelli, Shawnda A. Morrison, Miloš Ajčević, Giovanni Furlanis, Paolo Manganotti
COVID-19 may increase the risk of heat-related symptoms during hot weather since vulnerable populations, including the elderly and those with neurological disabilities, must continue to self-isolate, often indoors. Within the chronic neurological patient population, indoor conditions in summer months present a hazard because of impaired and/or altered thermoregulation, including poor hydration status
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High-altitude hypoxia induced reactive oxygen species generation, signaling, and mitigation approaches Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Priya Gaur, Suchita Prasad, Bhuvnesh Kumar, Sunil K. Sharma, Praveen Vats
Homeostasis between pro-oxidants and anti-oxidants is necessary for aerobic life, which if perturbed and shifted towards pro-oxidants results in oxidative stress. It is generally agreed that reactive oxygen species (ROS) production is accelerated with mountainous elevation, which may play a role in spawning serious health crisis. Exposure to increasing terrestrial altitude leads to a reduction in ambient
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Comparison of heat-illness associations estimated with different temperature metrics in the Australian Capital Territory, 2006–2016 Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-11-06 Samuel Ross McEwen, Marlena Kaczmarek, Rebecca Hundy, Aparna Lal
While the associations of heat with health outcomes is well researched, there is less consensus on the measures used to define heat exposure and the short-term and delayed impacts of different temperature metrics on health outcomes. We investigate the nonlinear and short-term relationship of three temperature metrics and reported incidence of three gastrointestinal illnesses: salmonellosis, campylobacteriosis
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The effect of meteorological variables on spontaneous pneumothorax in two regions with different altitudes Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-11-04 Murat Daş, Timuçin Alar, Orhan Delice, İsmail Ertuğrul Gedik, Okan Bardakci, Canan Akman, Ali Bilal Ulaş, Okhan Akdur
Spontaneous pneumothorax (SP) is defined as the presence of free air inside the pleural space. Many studies have reported that meteorological variables may trigger SP, but the mechanism is unknown. The aim of this study was to compare the effects of meteorological variables on the development of SP in two regions with different altitudes. The study was conducted in the Çanakkale (2 m above sea level)
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Factors influencing water intake in dairy cows: a review Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-11-03 D. M. Golher, B. H. M. Patel, S. H. Bhoite, M. I. Syed, G. J. Panchbhai, P. Thirumurugan
Water is a very critical nutrient in the diet of lactating animals as it performs several functions, viz., transfer of nutrients and excretions of waste products produced during metabolism, digestion, and body temperature regulation of all living organisms. Besides growth, other parameters like milk production, reproduction, adaptive potential, and feed consumption are also influenced by water status
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An epidemiological index for drought vulnerability in the Rio Grande do Norte State, Brazil Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-30 Pollyanne Evangelista da Silva, Maria Helena Constantino Spyrides, Lara de Melo Barbosa Andrade, Cláudio Moisés Santos e Silva, Pedro Rodrigues Mutti, Paulo Sérgio Lucio
In the Northeast Brazil (NEB), the impacts of climate extreme events such as severe droughts are aggravated by poverty and poor socioeconomic conditions. In this region, such events usually result in the spread of endemic diseases, problems in water distribution, and agricultural losses, often leading to an increase in the population’s vulnerability. Thus, this study aims to evaluate the microregions
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Effects of seasonal ambient heat stress on expression of microRNAs in the mammary gland of Holstein cows Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-29 Caiyun Fan, Ruiting Hu, Haixiao Fan, Ying Yang, Bin Gong, Shaoze Zhang, Jianping Ding, Yanjing Su, Zhao Zhuo, Jianbo Cheng
This study was conducted to assess the link of miRNA expressions in cow’s mammary gland undergoing heat stress. Twelve Holstein cows were allocated either to undergo heat stress (HS) or remain in a thermoneutral environment (non-heat stress, NS), respectively. The experiment with HS cows was carried out in August, and the experiment with NS cows was done in November. After a month, three cows from
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Does balneotherapy provide additive effects to physical therapy in patients with subacute supraspinatus tendinopathy? A randomized, controlled, single-blind study Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-22 Cihan Koç, Emine Eda Kurt, Fatmanur Aybala Koçak, Hatice Rana Erdem, Naime Meriç Konar
This study assessed the additional contribution of balneotherapy on physical therapy in subacute supraspinatus tendinopathy. Ninety patients with subacute supraspinatus tendinopathy were included. They were randomized into two equal groups. In group 1 (n = 45), transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), hot pack, ultrasound treatments, and Codman’s and range of motion (ROM) exercises were
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Indoor heat exposure in Baltimore: does outdoor temperature matter? Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-21 D. W. Waugh, Z. He, B. Zaitchik, R. D. Peng, G. B. Diette, N. N. Hansel, E. C. Matsui, P. N. Breysse, D. H. Breysse, K. Koehler, D. Williams, M. C. McCormack
Heat exposure of a population is often estimated by applying temperatures from outdoor monitoring stations. However, this can lead to exposure misclassification if residents do not live close to the monitoring station and temperature varies over small spatial scales due to land use/built environment variability, or if residents generally spend more time indoors than outdoors. Here, we compare summertime
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A single tree model to consistently simulate cooling, shading, and pollution uptake of urban trees Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-18 Rocco Pace, Francesco De Fino, Mohammad A. Rahman, Stephan Pauleit, David J. Nowak, Rüdiger Grote
Extremely high temperatures, which negatively affect the human health and plant performances, are becoming more frequent in cities. Urban green infrastructure, particularly trees, can mitigate this issue through cooling due to transpiration, and shading. Temperature regulation by trees depends on feedbacks among the climate, water supply, and plant physiology. However, in contrast to forest or general
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Meteorological factors affecting refueling of European Robin ( Erithacus rubecula ) during migrations Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-17 Pavel Ktitorov, Victor Bulyuk, Dmitry Leoke, Olga Kulikova
Weather ultimately affects avian migration. The significance of meteorological variables is relatively well known for flights of migrants and for departure/landing decisions at stopover sites. Success of migration greatly depends on storage of fat and body mass gain at stopovers; however, the influence of weather on refueling at stopovers is surprisingly poorly studied. We tested the hypothesis that
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Growth-limiting factors and climate response variability in Norway spruce ( Picea abies L.) along an elevation and precipitation gradients in Slovenia Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-16 Jernej Jevšenak, Ivan Tychkov, Jožica Gričar, Tom Levanič, Jan Tumajer, Peter Prislan, Domen Arnič, Margarita Popkova, Vladimir V. Shishov
Norway spruce (Picea abies L.) is among the most sensitive coniferous species to ongoing climate change. However, previous studies on its growth response to increasing temperatures have yielded contrasting results (from stimulation to suppression), suggesting highly site-specific responses. Here, we present the first study that applies two independent approaches, i.e. the nonlinear, process-based Vaganov-Shashkin
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Characterizing observed surface wind speed in the Hudson Bay and Labrador regions of Canada from an aviation perspective Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-12 Andrew C. W. Leung, William A. Gough, Ken A. Butler, Tanzina Mohsin, Micah J. Hewer
Wind speed analysis is important for informing airport operation and safety. Many communities in the Hudson Bay and Labrador regions (Canada) are remote communities that rely heavily on aircraft for passenger and freight movement. Historical trends in average daily wind speed and maximum daily wind speed from 1971 to 2010 were examined to identify patterns of change and determine how these changes
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Effects of meteorological factors on human leptospirosis in Colombia Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-10 J. D. Gutierrez
Leptospirosis is a disease usually acquired by humans through water contaminated with the urine of rodents that comes into direct contact with the cutaneous lesions, eyes, or mucous membranes. The disease has an important environmental component associated with climatic conditions and natural disasters, such as floods. We analyzed the relationship between rainfall and temperature and the incidence
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Apple phenology occurs earlier across South Korea with higher temperatures and increased precipitation Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-10 Jung Gun Cho, Sunil Kumar, Seung Heui Kim, Jeom-Hwa Han, Catherine S. Durso, Patrick H. Martin
This study examined relationships between temperature, precipitation, geo-topography, and the spring phenology of Fuji and Hongro apple cultivars along spatial gradients across South Korea. Phenology data was gathered from 2011 to 2014 in 42 uniformly managed research orchards which span a range in climate, latitude, and elevation. We used linear models and spatially explicit forecasts to study apple
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Pre-to-post lockdown impact on air quality and the role of environmental factors in spreading the COVID-19 cases - a study from a worst-hit state of India Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-09 Prafulla Kumar Sahoo, Sherry Mangla, Ashok Kumar Pathak, Gabriel Negreiros Salãmao, Dibyendu Sarkar
The present study aims to examine the changes in air quality during different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the lockdown (LD1–4) and unlock period (UL1–2) (post-lockdown) as compared to pre-lockdown (PL1–3) and to establish the relationships of the environmental and demographic variables with COVID-19 cases in the state of Maharashtra, the worst-hit state in India. Atmospheric pollutants
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Air pollution and occupational accidents in the Community of Madrid, Spain Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-07 Luis Vega-Calderón, Ricardo Almendra, Pablo Fdez-Arroyabe, María T. Zarrabeitia, Ana Santurtún
Spain is the EU member country with the third highest total number of accidents in work and has the third highest incidence rate. We have performed a descriptive analysis of occupational accidents in the Community of Madrid (Spain) between 2005 and 2013 to study the impact of air quality on the prevalence of occupational accidents, clarifying how vulnerable to air pollution outdoor workers are. In
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Glossary on atmospheric electricity and its effects on biology Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-06 Pablo Fdez-Arroyabe, Konstantinos Kourtidis, Christos Haldoupis, Snezana Savoska, James Matthews, Lluis M. Mir, Pavlos Kassomenos, Michal Cifra, Susana Barbosa, Xuemeng Chen, Snezana Dragovic, Christos Consoulas, Ellard R. Hunting, Daniel Robert, Oscar A. van der Velde, Francesca Apollonio, Anna Odzimek, Ashot Chilingarian, Dominic Royé, Hripsime Mkrtchyan, Colin Price, József Bór, Christina Oikonomou
There is an increasing interest to study the interactions between atmospheric electrical parameters and living organisms at multiple scales. So far, relatively few studies have been published that focus on possible biological effects of atmospheric electric and magnetic fields. To foster future work in this area of multidisciplinary research, here we present a glossary of relevant terms. Its main purpose
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Heat stress and poultry production: impact and amelioration Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-06 G. D. Vandana, V. Sejian, A. M. Lees, P. Pragna, M. V. Silpa, Shane K. Maloney
Globally, the poultry industry is gaining significant importance among the agricultural and its allied sectors. However, heat stress was found to negatively affect the poultry production particularly in the tropical regions. This review is therefore an attempt to generate information pertaining to the impacts of heat stress on poultry production and its amelioration. Heat stress reduces the growth
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Wet and warm conditions contribute to the occurrence of the neotropical butterfly Ascia monuste orseis Godart (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) on Brassica crops Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-03 Abraão Almeida Santos, Arthur Vieira Ribeiro, Elizeu Sá Farias, Daiane Graças Carmo, Renata Cordeiro Santos, Elisângela Gomes Fidelis, Leandro Bacci, Marcelo Coutinho Picanço
Ascia monuste orseis Godart (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) is a neotropical butterfly distributed in South America. During the larval stage, this insect causes economic losses on Brassica crops. Wet and warm conditions are known to increase subspecies occurrence, but it remains unclear why these conditions are more suitable. In this study, we have shown that both conditions are highly favourable for A. monuste
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Bioclimatic conditions of the Lower Silesia region (South-West Poland) from 1966 to 2017 Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 Arkadiusz Głogowski, Krystyna Bryś, Paolo Perona
This work analyses the temporal and spatial characteristics of bioclimatic conditions in the Lower Silesia region. The daily time values (12UTC) of meteorological variables in the period 1966–2017 from seven synoptic stations of the Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) (Jelenia Góra, Kłodzko, Legnica, Leszno, Wrocław, Opole, Śnieżka) were used as the basic data to assess the thermal
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Potential benefits of promoting snowmelt by artificial snow blacking on the growth of winter wheat and their dependence upon regional climate Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-10-01 Seiji Shimoda, Takahiro Hamasaki
An earlier onset of regrowth after snow disappearance can enable wheat cultivars to avoid the hotter grain-filling period, without the need for early sowing in snowy regions. A blackened snow surface easily accelerates snow melting by absorbing solar radiation. In this study, we compare the yield components associated with snowmelt acceleration over 4 years and in 2 locations (Sapporo, SP, and Memuro
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Perspectives on biometeorological research on the African continent Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-30 Jennifer M. Fitchett
Since the first issue of the International Journal of Biometeorology in 1957, a total of 135 papers have reported on research in or of African countries. The majority of these have been on topics of animal biometeorology (36%), and the greatest proportion (24%) are situated in Nigeria. There has been a considerable increase in papers on African biometeorology since 2011, with those from this past decade
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The specific enthalpy of air as an indicator of heat stress in livestock animals. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Sérgio Luis de Castro Júnior,Iran José Oliveira da Silva
Along with recognition of environmental effects on the performance and welfare of livestock animals, studies have been proposing new methodologies and parameters to diagnose the heat stress of animals through the physical properties of air. This article aims to present the state-of-the-art on the use of the specific enthalpy of air as an indicator of heat stress in livestock animals. As a starting
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Balneotherapy with a psychoeducation program for the promotion of a balanced care in family caregivers of older adults. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-23 Cristina Noriega,María Dolores Ortiz,María Teresa Martínez,Javier López
This study aimed to analyze the efficacy of an intervention program for informal caregivers of elderly dependent that combined balneotherapy with group psychoeducation (BT-PE) based on the balanced care model. The BT-PE intervention (N = 124) was compared with a comparison group only exposed to balneotherapy (BT) (N = 76). The two modalities included both primary and secondary informal caregivers.
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The effect of climate change on laying dates, clutch size and productivity of Eurasian Coots Fulica atra. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-17 Lucyna Halupka,Beata Czyż,Carlos Moises Macias Dominguez
Climate change is affecting many living organisms; however, the responses of many of them remain unknown. In this paper, we present the results regarding the response of a bird species from the rallid family to the increased temperatures during the breeding season. We analysed the breeding data of Eurasian Coots nesting during 30 seasons between 1972 and 2019. During the study period, mean temperatures
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Summer thermal comfort in Czech cities: measured effects of blue and green features in city centres. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-17 Michal Lehnert,Vladimír Tokar,Martin Jurek,Jan Geletič
This study consists of nine case studies addressing thermal comfort in the public areas of city centres, with particular emphasis on the measurable effects of blue and green infrastructure on thermal exposure. Daytime on-site measurements were taken in summer in the paved areas of squares, in the proximity of water fountains, and in the shade of trees in order to evaluate levels of heat stress based
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Warm nights drive Coffea arabica ripening in Tanzania. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-14 A C W Craparo,P J A Van Asten,P Läderach,L T P Jassogne,S W Grab
Studies have demonstrated that plant phenophases (e.g. budburst, flowering, ripening) are occurring increasingly earlier in the season across diverse ecologies globally. Despite much interest that climate change impacts have on coffee (Coffea arabica), relatively little is known about the driving factors determining its phenophases. Using high-resolution microclimatic data, this study provides initial
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Coat color and morphological hair traits influence on the mechanisms related to the heat tolerance in hair sheep. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-12 Jacinara Hody Gurgel Morais Leite,Roberto Gomes Da Silva,Luis Alberto Bermejo Asensio,José Ernandes Rufino de Sousa,Wallace Sostene Tavares da Silva,Wilma Emanuela da Silva,Débora Andrea Evangelista Façanha
The principal focus of this study was to describe how the coat characteristics could affect the heat exchanges in animals managed in a hot environment. The Morada Nova ewes were monitored once a month, during 10 consecutive months, in three commercial flocks. Initially, an analysis was performed to measure the differences regarding the coat color in the thermoregulation mechanisms. The animals were
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Effect of Alternaria and Septoria spot on sunflower yield. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-09 Silvane Isabel Brand,Arno Bernardo Heldwein,Sidinei Zwick Radons,Ivan Carlos Maldaner,Fernando Dill Hinnah,Fabrício Ivan Guse,Jocélia Rosa da Silva
Leaf diseases affect crop yields. In sunflower crops, leaf spot severity can reach 100%, but the magnitude of the yield loss caused by the disease is not known. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of Alternaria and Septoria leaf spot severity on sunflower yield across different years in a humid subtropical climate. We conducted 37 experiments in Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, over 7 years. The hybrids
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Analysis of indoor human thermal comfort in Pelotas municipality, extreme southern Brazil. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-09 Anderson Spohr Nedel,Marcelo Felix Alonso,Rose Ane Pereira de Freitas,Franciele da Costa Trassante,Henrique Nörnberg da Silva,Emanoela De Bortolli,Marco Antônio Flores de Medeiros,Pedro Curi Hallal,João Carlos Torres Vianna
The indoor human thermal comfort (HTC) was investigated in residences located in the Pelotas City, southern Brazil, by the effective temperature index (ETI). In this study, temperature and relative humidity were measured inside 429 houses, located in different regions of Pelotas city, from January 11 to August 27, 2019. Samples were obtained using HOBO data loggers, indoor sensors, installed in different
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Modeling pre-spawning fitness and optimal climate of spotted snakehead Channa punctata (Bloch, 1793) from a Gangetic floodplain wetland of West Bengal, India. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-08 Gunjan Karnatak,Uttam Kumar Sarkar,Malay Naskar,Koushik Roy,Saurav Nandi,Puthiyottil Mishal,Lianthuamluaia Lianthuamluaia,Suman Kumari,Basanta Kumar Das
The spawning and well-being of fish in an ecosystem are closely linked to climatic cues, viz., temperature and rainfall. Reduced fitness can affect the reproductive performance and lead to skipped spawning. Benchmarking the threshold fitness required for a fish population to achieve readiness for spawning, and understanding how climatic parameters influence the fitness will aid in predicting the fate
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Daily and seasonal variabilities of thermal stress (based on the UTCI) in air masses typical for Central Europe: an example from Warsaw. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-07 Monika Okoniewska
The objective of research involved the comparison of daily and seasonal courses of thermal stress occurring in Central Europe depending on the inflowing air mass. The analysis used data from Warsaw (1991–2000), including air temperature (°C), water vapour pressure (hPa), wind speed (m s−1) and cloud cover (%). Universal thermal climate index was calculated and subsequently averaged for the individual
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Does global warming decrease the correlation between cherry blossom flowering date and latitude in Japan? Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-05 Shin Nagai,Taku M Saitoh,Hiroshi Morimoto
In Japan, the geographical distribution of the first date of flowering (FFD) of Yoshino cherry trees (Cerasus ×yedoensis) in 2020, a year when temperatures were mild during the previous December and March, was different from the average FFD, which progresses northward along a latitudinal gradient. We hypothesized that global warming may have changed the average geographical pattern of the FFD. To test
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Extreme climate historical variation based on tree-ring width record in the Tianshan Mountains of northwestern China. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-05 Shengjie Wang,Liang Jiao,Yuan Jiang,Ke Chen,Xiaoping Liu,Changliang Qi,Ruhong Xue
The increasing frequency and intensity of extreme climate events have caused serious impacts on the service functions of terrestrial ecosystems and the production and life of human society in recent years. The warm nights (TN90p) variable of the 26 extreme climate indicators was the main factor controlling the tree radial growth of Schrenk spruce (Picea schrenkiana) in the Tianshan Mountains region
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Effects of repeated thermal manipulation of broiler embryos on hatchability, chick quality, and post-hatch performance. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-04 Tahere Amjadian,Mohammad Hossein Shahir
The current study aimed to evaluate the effects of embryonic thermal manipulation (TM) on hatching criteria, chick quality, and subsequent growth performance of broiler chickens under heat stress (HS) condition. Two thousand fertile eggs were randomly divided between 2 groups and incubated under standard (37.8 °C and 56% relative humidity (RH)) and TM (39.5 °C and 65% RH) conditions. Temperature and
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Influence of geographical factors on thermal stress in northern Carpathians. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-03 Błażejczyk Krzysztof,Nejedlik Pavol,Skrynyk Oleh,Halaś Agnieszka,Skrynyk Olesya,Błażejczyk Anna,Mikulova Katarina
While general features of mountain climate are well recognised, there is not many research regarded their bioclimatic differentiation. The aim of the present study is to answer the question how different geographical factors: elevation above sea level, physiographical type of area, climate continentality and location of area in relation to the main mountain ridge influence thermal stress in northern
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Comparison of chilling and heat requirements for leaf unfolding in deciduous woody species in temperate and subtropical China. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 Yunjia Xu,Junhu Dai,Quansheng Ge,Huanjiong Wang,Zexing Tao
Climate warming has advanced the spring phenology of many plant species by accelerating heat accumulation. However, delayed phenophases due to insufficient chilling have also been reported. Based on phenological observation data (1963–2010), we compared the effects of preseason chill and heat accumulation on leaf unfolding dates of four deciduous woody species (Lagerstroemia indica, Robinia pseudoacacia
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Mortality and thermal environment (UTCI) in Poland-long-term, multi-city study. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-02 Magdalena Kuchcik
The aim of the study was to establish to what extent extreme thermal conditions have changed and how they affected mortality, and what conditions favor lower mortality rates or conversely, higher mortality rates. Heat/cold exposure was measured with the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). Daily mortality and meteorological data for 8 large Polish cities (Białystok, Gdańsk, Kraków, Lublin, Łódź
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Spa therapy and burn scar treatment: a systematic review of the literature. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Camille Gravelier,Gisèle Kanny,Sorin Adetu,Laetitia Goffinet
Spa therapy is an integral part of the treatment of burn scars. The objective of this systematic review is to provide an overview of the spa therapy used in the treatment of burn scars and analyze its effects reported in clinical studies. We used the PRISMA checklist and queried 8 scientific databases from August 2019 to July 2020 for articles referenced with the specific key words: (burn) AND ((spa)
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Efficacy of warming systems in mountain rescue: an experimental manikin study. Int. J. Biometeorol. (IF 2.68) Pub Date : 2020-09-01 Paweł Podsiadło,Ewa Zender-Świercz,Giacomo Strapazzon,Sylweriusz Kosiński,Marek Telejko,Tomasz Darocha,Hermann Brugger
Mountain accident casualties are often exposed to cold and windy weather. This may induce post-traumatic hypothermia which increases mortality. The aim of this study was to assess the ability of warming systems to compensate for the victim’s estimated heat loss in a simulated mountain rescue operation. We used thermal manikins and developed a thermodynamic model of a virtual patient. Manikins were
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