Thermal Perception in the Mediterranean Area: Comparing the Mediterranean Outdoor Comfort Index (MOCI) to Other Outdoor Thermal Comfort Indices
| Autor: | Golasi, I[ 1 ], Salata, F[ 1 ], Vollaro, ED[ 2 ], Coppi, M[ 1 ], Vollaro, AD, DE LIETO VOLLARO, EMANUELE |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Golasi, I[ 1 ], Salata, F[ 1 ], Vollaro, ED[ 2 ], Coppi, M[ 1 ], Vollaro, Ad, DE LIETO VOLLARO, Emanuele |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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Mediterranean climate
Control and Optimization Index (economics) 010504 meteorology & atmospheric sciences Correlation coefficient Meteorology Field survey 020209 energy Energy Engineering and Power Technology Equivalent temperature 02 engineering and technology outdoor thermal comfort thermal adaptation MOCI PMV PET statistical analysis field survey outdoor thermal comfort 01 natural sciences lcsh:Technology statistical analysis thermal adaptation Statistics 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering MOCI PMV PET field survey comfort range Engineering (miscellaneous) Outdoor thermal comfort 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Thermal perception Comfort index Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment lcsh:T Comfort range Thermal comfort Thermal adaptation statistical analysi outdoor thermal comfort thermal adaptation MOCI PMV PET statistical analysis field survey comfort range Environmental science Mediterranean area Energy (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | Energies; Volume 9; Issue 7; Pages: 550 Energies, Vol 9, Iss 7, p 550 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 1996-1073 |
| DOI: | 10.3390/en9070550 |
| Popis: | Outdoor thermal comfort is an essential factor of people's everyday life and deeply affects the habitability of outdoor spaces. However the indices used for its evaluation were usually developed for indoor environments assuming still air conditions and absence of solar radiation and were only later adapted to outdoor spaces. For this reason, in a previous study the Mediterranean Outdoor Comfort Index (MOCI) was developed, which is an empirical index able to estimate the thermal perception of people living in the Mediterranean area. In this study it was compared numerically (by using the data obtained through a field survey) with other selected thermal indices. This comparison, performed in terms of Spearman's rho correlation coefficient, association Gamma, percentage of correct predictions and cross-tabulation analysis, led to identify the MOCI as the most suitable index to examine outdoor thermal comfort in the interested area. As a matter of fact it showed a total percentage of correct predictions of 35.5%. Good performances were reported even in thermophysiological indices as the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET) and Predicted Mean Vote (PMV). Moreover it was revealed that adaptation and acclimatization phenomena tend to have a certain influence as well. © 2016 by the authors. |
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