Atmosphere (대기)
- Volume 19 Issue 4
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- Pages.309-318
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- 2009
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- 1598-3560(pISSN)
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- 2288-3266(eISSN)
Characteristics of Heat Acclimatization for Major Korean Cities
한국 주요도시의 폭염에 대한 기후 순응도 특성
- Kim, Jiyoung (Korea Meteorological Administration) ;
- Lee, Dae-Geun (Korea Meteorological Administration) ;
- Kysely, Jan (Institute of Atmospheric Physics)
- Received : 2009.08.28
- Accepted : 2009.11.03
- Published : 2009.12.01
Abstract
Vulnerability to heat was examined for populations of 6 major cities in South Korea (Seoul, Incheon, Daejeon, Gwangju, Daegu, and Busan). Daily excess mortality and maximum temperature from 1991 to 2005 were employed in this study. The results show that the standardized mortality increase associated with a