Effect of radiation on human comfort

Authors

  • N. M. PHILIP
  • S. JEEVANANDA REDDY

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v25i3.5252

Abstract

An. attempt has been made 'to study the influence of radiation on human comfort in India. It is known that the major weather elements which control human comfort are temperature of air, relative humidity and air movement. In a broad sense, temperature and humidity are related to radiation intensity. Discomfort indices for various cities in India have been worked out using a new formula as a function of radiation intensity. The results obtained by this method are found to be in good agreement with those obtained by other workers except for monsoon months, where they deviate much from the reality due to the inherent defect these methods suffer.

Using the discomfort index formula suggested, 'discomfort indices' maps are prepared employing uniform data of 70 stations widely distributed throughout India, for the different months, seasons and the annual.

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Published

01-07-1974

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[1]
N. M. PHILIP and S. J. REDDY, “Effect of radiation on human comfort”, MAUSAM, vol. 25, no. 3 & 4, pp. 433–440, Jul. 1974.

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Vol. 25 No. 3 & 4 (1974): MAUSAM

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