Climate effects on the COVID-19 outbreak: a comparative analysis between the UAE and Switzerland.

Autor: Mansouri Daneshvar MR; Department of Geography and Natural Hazards, Research Institute of Shakhes Pajouh, Isfahan, Iran., Ebrahimi M; Department of Physical Geography, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran., Sadeghi A; Department of Humanities and Social Science, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran., Mahmoudzadeh A; Head of Departments and Chancellor, Research Institute of Shakhes Pajouh, Isfahan, Iran.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Modeling earth systems and environment [Model Earth Syst Environ] 2022; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 469-482. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Jan 23.
DOI: 10.1007/s40808-021-01110-x
Abstrakt: The main aim of the present study is to disclose the similarities or differences of the climate effects on the COVID-19 outbreak in two countries, which have different climatic conditions. Using the correlation modeling, the results revealed that some climatic factors, such as the ULR, temperature, and CH 4 in the UAE and aerosol index and NO 2 in Switzerland have positive lagged correlations with the outburst of COVID-19 by intensifying role within - 9, - 7, and - 2 days. The mitigating role was also observed for ozone/solar radiation and temperature/long-wave radiation in the UAE and Switzerland, respectively. The initial hypotheses of the research have confirmed the correlations between new cases of COVID-19 and ULR and aerosol indices in the UAE and Switzerland. However, the main finding revealed that the climate effects on the COVID-19 outbreak show different roles in the different countries, locating in dissimilar climatic zones. Accordingly, the COVID-19 can be intensified by increases of the ULR and temperature in an arid region, while it can be exactly mitigated by increases of these factors in a temperate area. This finding may be useful for future researches for identifying the essential influencing factors for the mitigating COVID-19 outbreak.
Competing Interests: Conflict of interestsThe authors declare that they have no Competing interests.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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