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KMID : 1024520080170060657
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2008 Volume.17 No. 6 p.657 ~ p.669
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A Study on Development of the Extreme Heat Standard in Korea
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Park Jong-Kil
Jung Woo-Sik
Kim Eun-Byul
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Abstract
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Lately extreme weather event is occurring because of the global warming. Especially disaster due to the extreme heat are increasing but the definition and the standard of the extreme heat is obscure until now. So this study established the extreme heat standard by using the number of daily deaths. As a result, considering the climate of the megalopolis using daily maximum heat index and daily maximum temperature was the best for the standard of the extreme heat. And it showed that extreme heat lasted for 2 days affects the death toll the most. The regional incidence of the extreme heat is highest at August and July, September and June is following.
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KEYWORD
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Extreme weather event, The global warming, The extreme heat standard, Heat index, Daily maximum temperature, Extreme heat
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