Biometeorology
A section of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433).
Section Information
Biometeorology deals with the interactions between atmospheric conditions and living organisms (humans, vegetation and animals) in an interdisciplinary manner, as well as on how to inform, warn, respond to and mitigate adverse effects resulting from activities and climate change. The core questions are to assess how atmospheric conditions can impact on living organisms. The topic covers aspects from daily life to implications of global, regional and local climate change.
Examples are how the well-being and health of humans are related, how urban planning can improve atmospheric conditions (air quality, urban climate), atmospheric effects on agricultural and forest production and how to transfer such knowledge in a broadly understandable way in order to ensure the appropriate usage of such information. Atmospheric conditions include transient ones driven by weather patterns and long-term climatology, as well as how climate change trends may affect these drivers. In this context, the section wants to address issues concerning assessment approaches (incl. emission inventories) for urban climate (incl. heat load and cold stress), air quality and health, as well as warning systems and measures in place to mitigate adverse impacts. Modelling and experimental studies on how environmental management, urban planning and design or traffic regulation can improve living conditions and decrease emissions are particularly welcome. Articles considering the impacts of weather processes with respect to air temperature, air quality and radiation on human well-being and health would also be appropriate. Since several methods are in use to compile bio-weather and air quality forecasts, we are looking forward to discussing such approaches and the way to convey such information to end-users and the public, but particularly to special target cohorts. Another aim is to describe not only how climate and air quality data and information should be transferred and addressed for issues on tourism and recreation, but also for people living in urban areas. Download Section Flyer
Keywords
- Human biometeorology;
- Urban bioclimatology;
- Climate, tourism and recreation;
- Thermal comfort and heat stress;
- UV-radiation;
- Weather sensitivity;
- Biometeorology and climate change;
- Agricultural meteorology;
- Forest meteorology;
- Animal biometeorology;
- Climate and health;
- Phenology.
Editorial Board
Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Agrometeorology, Agricultural Water Management and Impacts of Extreme Events (Deadline: 30 March 2023)
- Research on Building Coating for Urban Heat Island Mitigation (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Microbial Diversity in Bioaerosols (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Airborne Fungal and Pteridophyte Spores (Deadline: 21 April 2023)
- Urban Microclimate: Thermal Comfort, Air Quality and Green Building as Drivers of Healthy Urban Design (Deadline: 30 April 2023)
- Tourism and Extreme Weather (Deadline: 1 May 2023)
- Feature Papers in Biometeorology (Deadline: 15 June 2023)
- Thermal Comfort in Hot-Humid Climates (Deadline: 27 June 2023)
- Urban Green and Blue Infrastructures for Heat Mitigation (Deadline: 31 July 2023)
- Impacts of Climate Change and Agro-meteorological Disasters on Crops (Deadline: 15 August 2023)
- Effects of Climate Change on Human Health and Thermal Comfort Conditions and Adaptation (Deadline: 20 August 2023)
- Vegetation and Climate Relationships (2nd Volume) (Deadline: 28 August 2023)