Trial reportInternational journal of biometeorology2009
Part A: Assessing the performance of the COMFA outdoor thermal comfort model on subjects performing physical activity.
Trial report in International journal of biometeorology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.
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14 citing papers in PubMed.
- A novel thermal comfort model for older adults - development and validation of the COMFA-OA model.Building and environment · 2026Article
- Sunlight perception and outdoor thermal comfort in college campuses: a new perspective.Scientific reports · 2023Article
- Improved methods for estimating mean radiant temperature in hot and sunny outdoor settings.International journal of biometeorology · 2021Article
- An energy budget model for estimating the thermal comfort of children.International journal of biometeorology · 2020Article
- Simulation of schoolyard's microclimate and human thermal comfort under Mediterranean climate conditions: effects of trees and green structures.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- Evaluating the impact of solar radiation on pediatric heat balance within enclosed, hot vehicles.Temperature (Austin, Tex.) · 2018Article
- The influence of surface type on the absorbed radiation by a human under hot, dry conditions.International journal of biometeorology · 2018Article
- American football and fatal exertional heat stroke: a case study of Korey Stringer.International journal of biometeorology · 2017Article
- Modeling the Effects of Urban Design on Emergency Medical Response Calls during Extreme Heat Events in Toronto, Canada.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017Article
- Heat stress during the Black Saturday event in Melbourne, Australia.International journal of biometeorology · 2015Article
- Improved predictive ability of climate-human-behaviour interactions with modifications to the COMFA outdoor energy budget model.International journal of biometeorology · 2012Article
- Deriving the operational procedure for the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI).International journal of biometeorology · 2012Article
- Thermal comfort modelling of body temperature and psychological variations of a human exercising in an outdoor environment.International journal of biometeorology · 2012Article
- Review of the physiology of human thermal comfort while exercising in urban landscapes and implications for bioclimatic design.International journal of biometeorology · 2010Review
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Abstract
This study assessed the performance of the COMFA outdoor thermal comfort model on subjects performing moderate to vigorous physical activity. Field tests were conducted on 27 subjects performing 30 min of steady-state activity (walking, running, and cycling) in an outdoor environment. The predicted COMFA budgets were compared to the actual thermal sensation (ATS) votes provided by participants during each 5-min interval. The results revealed a normal distribution in the subjects' ATS votes, with 82% of votes received in categories 0 (neutral) to +2 (warm). The ATS votes were significantly dependent upon sex, air temperature, short and long-wave radiation, wind speed, and metabolic activity rate. There was a significant positive correlation between the ATS and predicted budgets (Spearman's rho = 0.574, P < 0.01). However, the predicted budgets did not display a normal distribution, and the model produced erroneous estimates of the heat and moisture exchange between the human body and the ambient environment in 6% of the cases.
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