New Air Temperature- and Wind Speed-Based Clothing Thermal Resistance Scheme—Estimations for the Carpathian Region

Round 1

Reviewer 1 Report

The paper presents interesting results in the field of biometeorology. The new method of clothing insulation is present which is very important as it is simple and can be used with fewer input values. This is very important for regions with scares data. However, in my opinion, the authors should stress the importance of the research, and explain the idea and methods better, for non-specialists to understand. The discussion should focus on the applicability of the presented method in moderate climates, compare with similar studies across the globe and biometeorological studies in the region.

Line 36: Please explain what “operative temperature” means.

Lines 38-42 the sentence is very long and cannot be easily understood.

Line 66: Could the authors explain why the 1971 – 2000 period is used in the study? Why not another period?

Line 85: Why one–node model? Some biometeorological indices use multi-node model (e.g. UTCI)

Line 105: Figs. 1 and 2 should be part of the Results section. In the section methods, you should only present the methods applied, not the results.

Lines 115 – 116: Could you explain what body composition analyser (bioelectrical impedance analyser): InBody 720?

Why only the Hungarian population when your study area comprises parts of Romania, Croatia, Serbia, and Austria? Could the data for Hungary be applied to other inhabitants of the region, they have similar cultures, work habits, etc.

Lines 276-279: I am puzzled, how can you compare two different periods? Please provide an explanation.

Author Response

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ANSWER IS IN RED

The paper presents interesting results in the field of biometeorology. The new method of clothing insulation is present which is very important as it is simple and can be used with fewer input values. This is very important for regions with scares data. However, in my opinion, the authors should stress the importance of the research, and explain the idea and methods better, for non-specialists to understand. The discussion should focus on the applicability of the presented method in moderate climates, compare with similar studies across the globe and biometeorological studies in the region.

Responses to yellow comments: The basic features of the method are described in section 2, at the very beginning. How we envisioned the future application of the method is described in the last paragraph of the section Discussion. 

Line 36: Please explain what “operative temperature” means.

According to the study of de Freitas and Grigorieva (2015) operative temperature was first used by Winslow et al (1937). It had previously been known as resultant temperature since it includes the effect of radiation, air temperature and convection on human thermal load.

Lines 38-42 the sentence is very long and cannot be easily understood.

We changed the sentence as follows: Many times, solar radiation, or cloudiness together with high or low wind speed values are just as important as air temperature in the regulation of the environment’s thermal load [27]. So, their consideration is essential, nevertheless, the scheme is less competitive due to the large amount of input data compared to schemes that only have few inputs [28] as is the case of the Köppen method [29].

Line 66: Could the authors explain why the 1971 – 2000 period is used in the study? Why not another period?

ANSWER: The time period between 1971-2000 is exactly in the middle of the time period going from 1961-2010. The time period 1961-2010 is also the timeframe of the CarpatClim database. 

Line 85: Why one–node model? Some biometeorological indices use multi-node model (e.g. UTCI)

ANSWER: because of the simplicity of the model and that climate classification goals can be met by the level of complexity of the one-node model

Line 105: Figs. 1 and 2 should be part of the Results section. In the section methods, you should only present the methods applied, not the results.

ANSWER: many thanks for the remark, The correction has been made.

Lines 115 – 116: Could you explain what body composition analyser (bioelectrical impedance analyser): InBody 720?

ANSWER: Human data on the Hungarian population are determined by using the InBody 720 body composition analyzer (bioelectrical impedance analyzer).

Why only the Hungarian population when your study area comprises parts of Romania, Croatia, Serbia, and Austria? Could the data for Hungary be applied to other inhabitants of the region, they have similar cultures, work habits, etc.

ANSWER: The people in the database are Hungarian citizens. "Hungarian" means citizenship and not genetic character. Thus, available anthropometric data can be used for other people with similar anthropometric data.

Lines 276-279: I am puzzled, how can you compare two different periods? Please provide an explanation.

ANSWER: the periods are different, but we were thinking in terms of behavioral trends, not in precise comparisons. Despite the great differences in the methods, the behavioral trends obtained were similar.

Answers are given by Ferenc Ács on 15 August 2022 in Budapest.

Submission Date

06 July 2022

Author Response File: Author Response.docx

Reviewer 2 Report

The research titled “New air temperature- and wind speed-based clothing thermal resistance scheme – estimations for the Carpathian region” has an interesting topic, has been written well, and follows a clear flow. I have two comments before I recommend it for publication. Please find my comments as follows.

Firstly, the introduction section is rather short and lacks sufficient coverage of literature. Besides, the literature presented needs to be updated. There is no reference of 2022 in the manuscript, and there are only 3 references of 2021 used in the text. Therefore, I recommend extending the introduction section by adding relevant up-to-date research articles.

And further, in the conclusion section, please state the limitations of your research and also add suggestions for further studies and developments in the future.

Author Response

Reviewer-2

Open Review

(x) I would not like to sign my review report
( ) I would like to sign my review report

English language and style

( ) Extensive editing of English language and style required
( ) Moderate English changes required
(x) English language and style are fine/minor spell check required
( ) I don't feel qualified to judge about the English language and style

ANSWERS IN RED

Comments and Suggestions for Authors

The research titled “New air temperature- and wind speed-based clothing thermal resistance scheme – estimations for the Carpathian region” has an interesting topic, has been written well, and follows a clear flow. I have two comments before I recommend it for publication. Please find my comments as follows.

Firstly, the introduction section is rather short and lacks sufficient coverage of literature. Besides, the literature presented needs to be updated. There is no reference of 2022 in the manuscript, and there are only 3 references of 2021 used in the text. Therefore, I recommend extending the introduction section by adding relevant up-to-date research articles.

ANSWER: the introduction has been significantly expanded and a citation from the year 2022 has also been included.

And further, in the conclusion section, please state the limitations of your research and also add suggestions for further studies and developments in the future.

ANSWER: The limitation as well as the future plans are added in the last paragraph of the section Discussion

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE REMARKS.

Answers are given by Ferenc Ács on 15 August 2022 in Budapest.

Submission Date

06 July 2022

Date of this review

02 Aug 2022 17:17:23

Author Response File: Author Response.docx

Round 2

Reviewer 2 Report

Thanks to the authors for addressing my comments nd concerns. I can now recommend it for publication.