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Climatic characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation (2013)
Journal Article
Bartzokas, A., Lolis, C., Kassomenos, P., & McGregor, G. (2013). Climatic characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 13(12), 3271-3279. https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-13-3271-2013

The climate characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation are studied for the period 1954–2012. The human thermal discomfort is examined in terms of the Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) discomfort... Read More about Climatic characteristics of summer human thermal discomfort in Athens and its connection to atmospheric circulation.

The development of a heat wave vulnerability index for London, United Kingdom (2013)
Journal Article
Wolf, T., & McGregor, G. (2013). The development of a heat wave vulnerability index for London, United Kingdom. Weather and Climate Extremes, 1, 59-68. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wace.2013.07.004

The health impacts of heat waves are an emerging environmental health concern. This is especially so for large cities where there is a concentration of people and because of the urban heat island effect. Temperatures within cities can reach stressful... Read More about The development of a heat wave vulnerability index for London, United Kingdom.

Investigating the relationship of meteorological/climatological conditions and wildfires in Greece. (2013)
Journal Article
Papadopoulos, A., Paschalidou, A., Kassomenos, P., & McGregor, G. (2013). Investigating the relationship of meteorological/climatological conditions and wildfires in Greece. Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 112(1-2), 113-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-012-0726-7

During the last decades, wildfires have received growing attention because of their major impact on the natural and anthropogenic infrastructures worldwide. The present paper focuses on investigating the relationship between the meteorological/climat... Read More about Investigating the relationship of meteorological/climatological conditions and wildfires in Greece..