Determination of Comfort Areas According to the Wind Chill Index of the Central Anatolia Region

Authors : Mesut DOĞAN, Ercan VURAL, Tuğrul AVCI

Pages : 84-94

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Publication Date : 2020-12-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Environmental and atmospheric conditions are very important for human life. The importance of climatic conditions is undeniably high for people to perform their daily activities comfortably. Among the climatic elements, temperature, wind, precipitation, and humidity are the main factors affecting comfort status. Climate-based indexes have been developed to determine the comfort zones of people. In this study, by using the wind chill index, one of these indices, the comfort condition of the Central Anatolia Region throughout the year was determined. For this purpose, the temperature and wind speed values of the Central Anatolia Region were used for the Windchill index. In July and August, the wind speed increased in places in Salt Lake and its surroundings and the east of the region. It is seen that the temperature values in the region fall below 0°C in winter. Apart from this, temperature values in the region are above 0°C in summer, spring, and autumn seasons. Depending on the temperature and wind speed values, in April, May, June, September, and October in the Central Anatolia Region, areas in the "no risk" and "zero" category have been identified in the entire region according to the Windchill index. Especially in the whole winter season (December, January, February, and in the first month of spring in March), especially in the south and east of the region, some areas fall into the "low risk" and "medium risk" category. and they must wear thick clothing, otherwise, hypothermia and subsequent frostbite deaths may occur.
Keywords : Central Anatolia Region, Wind Chill, Bioclimatik Comfort, Temparature, wind