Detection of anthropogenic influence on a summertime heat stress index
Detection of anthropogenic influence on a summertime heat stress index
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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English
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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One of the most consequential impacts of anthropogenic warming on humans may be increased heat stress, combining temperature and humidity effects. Here we examine whether there are now detectable changes in summertime heat stress over land regions. As a heat stress metric we use a simplified wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) index. Observed trends...
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Detection of anthropogenic influence on a summertime heat stress index
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1835591342
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1835591342
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0165-0009
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1573-1480
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10.1007/s10584-016-1708-z
