Assessment of Bioclimatic Resources in the Coastal Zone of Odessa Region
O. Katerusha, T. Safranov
ABSTRACT. – Assessment of bioclimatic resources in the coastal zone of Odessa region. Due to rapid growth of pace of life, tension and stress, recreation and recuperation with natural curative resources are becoming more popular nowadays. The purpose of this work is to estimate bioclimatic resources as crucial components of natural recreational potential and as a basis for the development of recreational activities in the coastal zone of Odessa region. Climate and weather primarily affect the thermal regime of the organism and its functional activity largely depends on the conditions of heat exchange with the environment. Therefore complex indicators that reflect thermal condition of a human are used for bioclimatic assessments. The authors used a system of calculated effective temperatures: equivalent-effective (EET), normal equivalent-effective (NЕЕТ), biologically active (BAT) and radiation-equivalent-effective (REET) temperatures. Analysis of the results enabled to identify opportunities for integrated use of bioclimatic resources in the coastal zone of Odessa region, which are determinant factors for the development of tourism and recreational activities of various fields: medical, health, sports and others.
Keywords: meteorological factors, bioclimatic indices, recreation.