The very interesting Fiala thermoregulatory model takes in account the complexity of the human body in the assessment of its physiological response to the combined effect of radiation, air temperature, wind speed and humidity in outdoor environments. Moreover, the UTCI clothing model represents an effective add-on in the prediction of a widely plausible thermal strain.
On the other hand, the researches by Marialena Nikolopoulou et al. about the differences in the "neutral temperature" according to the geographical position of the human being (besides its cultural background and its psychological adaptation) give another level of complexity to the evaluation of outdoor thermal comfort (Nikolopoulou, Marialena. ‘Outdoor Thermal Comfort’. Frontiers in Bioscience S3, no. 1 (2011): 1552. doi:10.2741/245).
It seems that there could be a different UTCI scale for each different latitude and climate on the Planet. So, my question is: are there studies and researches that connect the UTCI to the other, non-properly physiological aspects of outdoor comfort?
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