干旱区生态环境知识资源中心(Arid): Assessment of Human Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Palm Grove during the Date Palm Phenological Cycle

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DOI	10.3390/atmos13030379
	Assessment of Human Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Palm Grove during the Date Palm Phenological Cycle
	Matallah, Mohamed Elhadi; Arrar, Hicham Fawzi; Faci, Mohammed; Mahar, Waqas Ahmed; Ben Ratmia, Fatima Zahra; Attia, Shady
通讯作者	Attia, S
来源期刊	ATMOSPHERE
EISSN	2073-4433
出版年	2022
卷号	13 期号:3
英文摘要	Oasis settlements in Saharan lands present a particular model of life for rural individuals' adaptation to environmental challenges. This study investigated human outdoor thermal comfort in a palm grove of the Tolga region, Algeria, during the phenological cycle of the date palm. Date palms are the primary economic source of the cultivators, who mainly live in houses inside the cultivated area. For this study, an area of 21 hectares with 220 palm trees was selected. The phenological cycle of the date palm was divided into three growth stages, including seasonal variations as well. The cycle covers a period of 8 months from March to November. Therefore, on-site monitoring of the microclimate was performed during March-November 2021. The climatic factors of air temperature and humidity were monitored at an interval of 10 min. The discomfort index based on temperature ranges covering discomfort conditions was used. The results showed that the cultivators work under extreme temperatures for 5.5 months during the phenological cycle. The spring period was more comfortable, while slight to extreme discomfort was observed in the summer and fall seasons, especially between midday and 7 p.m. Temperatures below 25 degrees C are comfortable for the cultivators; however, severe discomfort occurs at 30 degrees C or above. Moreover, the humidity was not a dominant factor for discomfort. These findings can be helpful for architects and planners to devise solutions that can fulfil human comfort requirements and date palm cultivar conditions, specifically during extreme thermal situations.
英文关键词	oasis settlement arid climate Phoenix dactylifera climate change field monitoring discomfort index (DI)
类型	Article
语种	英语
开放获取类型	Green Published, gold
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000775984700001
WOS关键词	DISCOMFORT-INDEX ; OASIS ; TEMPERATURE ; CLIMATE ; STRESS ; DESERT ; TREES ; CITY ; HOT
WOS类目	Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
WOS研究方向	Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/391908
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Matallah, Mohamed Elhadi,Arrar, Hicham Fawzi,Faci, Mohammed,et al. Assessment of Human Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Palm Grove during the Date Palm Phenological Cycle[J],2022,13(3).
APA	Matallah, Mohamed Elhadi,Arrar, Hicham Fawzi,Faci, Mohammed,Mahar, Waqas Ahmed,Ben Ratmia, Fatima Zahra,&Attia, Shady.(2022).Assessment of Human Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Palm Grove during the Date Palm Phenological Cycle.ATMOSPHERE,13(3).
MLA	Matallah, Mohamed Elhadi,et al."Assessment of Human Outdoor Thermal Comfort in a Palm Grove during the Date Palm Phenological Cycle".ATMOSPHERE 13.3(2022).