Author/Authors :
Roshan، Ali Asghar نويسنده Department of Military Geography, University of Imam Hossein (AS), Tehran, Iran. , , Alavinia، Seyyed Foad نويسنده Department of Military Geography, University of Imam Hossein (AS), Tehran, Iran. , , Ziraki، Mohammad Raza نويسنده Researcher and Master Degree of Geography, Department of Geography, University of Imam Hossein (AS), Tehran, Iran. ,
Abstract :
Many climatic indices have been presented for investigation of comfort and its impact on human tourism
activity which are used in bio-climatic studies. Temperature-physiologic combinational indices which are based
upon human body energy balance are more valid than other indices. In the present research, synoptic and
climatic stations were used inside and outside Khuzestan province over 1991-2008 and were obtained from
irimo.ir. data was obtained from 23 synoptic stations and mean of each of the factors was calculated and PET
index and PMT index were used to investigate appropriate time for tourists visit to Khuzestan province. Results
showed that climatic comfort period in Khuzestan province is in November and March and March has a more
ideal condition than November.