Session 2 Human biometeorology: The heat

Tuesday, 23 May 2006: 10:30 AM-11:30 AM
Boardroom (Catamaran Resort Hotel)
Host: 17th Conference on Biometeorology and Aerobiology
Organizer:
Scott Sheridan, Kent State Univ., Kent, OH

Papers:
10:30 AM
2.1
Medium Range Heat Health Forecasting
Paul Becker, Deutscher Wetterdienst, Freiburg, Germany; and C. Koppe
10:45 AM
2.2
Heat warnings: do people listen?
Scott Sheridan, Kent State Univ., Kent, OH
11:00 AM
2.3
The feasibility of an evaporative cooler warning system for the U.S. Southwest
Laurence Kalkstein, Univ. of Delaware, Marco Island, FL; and A. J. Kalkstein
11:15 AM
2.4
A comparison of biometeorological comfort indices and human mortality during heat waves in the United States.
Robert E. Davis, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA; and D. Knight, D. Hondula, and P. C. Knappenberger
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