The asymmetric impact of abundant preceding rainfall on heat stress in low latitudes
In addition to high temperature, high humidity can have significant consequences on thermal comfort of human beings. The co-occurrence of high temperature and high humidity (so-called ‘oppressive hot days’) often results in heat stress events, but the extent to which it is affected by preceding surf...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2019-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab018a |