Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)

Scientific- Research Quarterly of Geographical Data (SEPEHR)

Evaluate the effects of daily changes in the weather Tourism in Kurdistan Using PET

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Hooshmand Ataie
Sadat Hasheminasab
Marzieh Zarean
Reyhaneh Heydari
Abstract
Weather and climate, along with safety level and political-social situation of tourist attractions have the most influential role and contribution in tourist attractions. In this study, physiologic equivalent temperature (PET) was applied and climatic elements like average dry-bulb temperature, relative humidity, wind speed, steam pressure and cloudiness (cloud amount) were used in 5 synoptic stations in a 20 year time period (1989-2009). Then, data were transferred to RayMan and results were inferred in the form of daily climatic calendars. The present article seeks to understand climatic-tourist conditions and the influence of each climatic elements on the human physiological structure in each days of a year. Results indicate that cold-stress exist in most days of the year which is the most important climatic limitation in these mentioned stations. Desirable climate covers only a short period of year, so that in Zarine-obato 65 days, in Saqez 46 days, in Bijar 43 days, in Qorve 40 days and finally in Sanandaj 33 days have desirable climate.
Keywords
tourism climate
PET
limitation
Kurdistan Province