Relative influence of selected cloud types and amounts on human energy budgets and skin temperatures

1982 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. Burt ◽  
P. A. O'Rourke ◽  
W. H. Terjung
Keyword(s):  
Relative Influence ◽  
Energy Budgets ◽  
Human Energy ◽  
Skin Temperatures

scholarly journals Human Energy Budget Modeling in Urban Parks in Toronto and Applications to Emergency Heat Stress Preparedness

2012 ◽  
Vol 51 (9) ◽  
pp. 1639-1653 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer K. Vanos ◽  
Jon S. Warland ◽  
Terry J. Gillespie ◽  
Graham A. Slater ◽  
Robert D. Brown ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heat Stress ◽  
Heat Wave ◽  
Energy Budget ◽  
Meteorological Data ◽  
Radiant Energy ◽  
Empirical Support ◽  
Urban Parks ◽  
Energy Budgets ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Human Energy

AbstractThe current study tests applications of the Comfort Formula (COMFA) energy budget model by assessing the moderating effects of urban parks in contrast to streets, and it also looks at the influence of park types (“open” or “treed”). Exploration into energy budget modeling is based on empirical meteorological data collected in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on fair-weather days plus the effects of a heat wave and climate change, at various metabolic activity levels. Park cooling temperature intensities ranged from 3.9° to 6.0°C, yet human energy budgets were more closely correlated to incoming solar radiation than to air temperature. A strong linear dependence was found, with absorbed radiation (correlation coefficient squared r2 = 0.858) explaining the largest fraction of energy budget output. Hence, although the four parks that were examined are classified as urban green space, the distinctive treed areas showed a greater budget decrease than did open park areas (−25.5 W m−2). The greatest difference in budget decrease was found when modeling the highest metabolic rate, giving −20 W m−2 for “whole park,” −32 W m−2 for treed sections, and −3 W m−2 in open park areas. These results are intuitive within energy budget modeling and indicate that blocking radiant energy is a vital aspect in lowering high budgets under the conditions tested. Strong empirical support was provided through successful prediction of emergency-response calls during a heat wave in Toronto (5–7 July 2010) and surrounding days. Calls were found to be significantly dependent on the energy budget estimations (r2 = 0.860). There is great potential for outdoor energy budget modeling as a meaningful guide to heat stress forecasting, future research, and application in bioclimatic urban design for improving thermal comfort.

Grab Onto Jung and Mythology and Stop Wasting Human Energy

1977 ◽  
Vol 22 (4) ◽  
pp. 305-306
Author(s):  
HYMAN MELTZER
Keyword(s):  
Human Energy

Emotional Intelligence and Job Performance.

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 543-552
Author(s):  
Dr. Amitabh Roy ◽  
Dr.Akhilesh Tiwari
Keyword(s):  
Emotional Intelligence ◽  
Job Performance ◽  
Human Resource ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Technological Advancement ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Human Energy ◽  
Energy Information ◽  
Performance Demands

The era of business and commerce have witnessed the swift in alternation towards globalization and competitiveness among the organization. Expanding technological advancement and development of service industry runs as an inseparable unit growing performance demands. In order to ensure remarkable performance the human resource today is required to perform physically and emotionally. Thus,emotional intelligence (EI)is acquired crucial importance in the field of human resource, EI is the ability to sense ,understand and effectively apply power and acumen of emotions to a source as a human energy ,information, connection and influence.

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