Comprehensive Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Travel Climate Comfort Degree and Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk in the China–Russia Border Region
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Area
2.2. Data Sources
2.3. Methods
2.3.1. Evaluation Method for Travel Climate Comfort Degree (TCCD)
2.3.2. Evaluation Method of Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk (RFDR)
2.3.3. Combinatory Evaluation Method of the Travel Climatic Resources Based on the Coordinate System
3. Results
3.1. Spatial and Temporal Dynamic Evaluation of Travel Climate Comfort Degree
3.2. Spatial and Temporal Dynamic Evaluation of Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk
3.3. Comprehensive Evaluation of Travel Climate Comfort Degree and Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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THI (F) Range of Value | Somatosensory Classification | WCI (kcal/m2·h) Range of Value |
---|---|---|
<40 | Extremely cold | <−1000 |
40–45 | Chilly | −1000–−800 |
45–55 | Cold | −800–−600 |
55–60 | Cool | −600–−300 |
60–65 | Clear and Cool | −300–−200 |
65–70 | Warm | −200–−50 |
70–75 | Tending toward hot | −50–80 |
75–80 | Hot | 80–160 |
>80 | Sultry | >160 |
TCCDEM Range of Value | Classification Level | Assignment of Critical Value |
---|---|---|
<−272 | Discomfort (e) | 4 |
−272–−208.5 | Slight discomfort (d) | 3.25 |
−208.5–−145 | Slight comfort (c) | 2.5 |
−145–−81.5 | Comfort (b) | 1.75 |
−81.5–−48 | High comfort (A) | 1 |
−48–−14.5 | Comfort (B) | 1.75 |
−14.5–64 | Slight comfort (C) | 2.5 |
64–104 | Slight discomfort (D) | 3.25 |
>104 | Discomfort (E) | 4 |
Altitude (m) | Standard Deviation of Altitude | ||
---|---|---|---|
≤1 | (1,10) | ≥10 | |
[0,100) | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
[100,300) | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
[300,700) | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
≥700 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
Range of Travel Climate Comfort Degree Classification Threshold | Category | Range of Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk Classification Threshold | Category |
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100–175 | Comfort | 10–21 | Low risk |
175–250 | Slight comfort | 21–36 | Medium risk |
250–325 | Slight discomfort | 36–47 | High risk |
≥325 | Discomfort |
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Zhou, Y.; Wang, J.; Grigorieva, E.; Egidarev, E.; Zhang, W. Comprehensive Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Travel Climate Comfort Degree and Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk in the China–Russia Border Region. Sustainability 2020, 12, 3254. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083254
Zhou Y, Wang J, Grigorieva E, Egidarev E, Zhang W. Comprehensive Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Travel Climate Comfort Degree and Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk in the China–Russia Border Region. Sustainability. 2020; 12(8):3254. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083254
Chicago/Turabian StyleZhou, Yezhi, Juanle Wang, Elena Grigorieva, Eugene Egidarev, and Wenxuan Zhang. 2020. "Comprehensive Spatio-Temporal Analysis of Travel Climate Comfort Degree and Rainstorm-Flood Disaster Risk in the China–Russia Border Region" Sustainability 12, no. 8: 3254. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12083254