Spatial-Temporal Characteristics of Arctic Summer Climate Comfort Level in the Context of Regional Tourism Resources from 1979 to 2019

• Published in: Sustainability
• Main Authors: Yutao Huang, Xuezhen Zhang, Dan Zhang, Lijuan Zhang, Wenshuai Zhang, Chong Ren, Tao Pan, Zheng Chu, Yuying Chen
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Arctic; universal thermal climate index (UTCI); spatial-temporal changes; 1979–2019; Kola Peninsula; Verkhoyansk; Global warming; kola peninsula; Alaska
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313056

In the context of global warming, a key scientific question for the sustainable development of the Arctic tourism industry is whether the region’s climate is becoming more suitable for tourism. Based on the ERA5-HEAT (Human thErmAl comforT) dataset from the European Center for Medium-range Weather F...