Comparative reliability assessment of PET and UTCI thermal comfort indices using Monte Carlo simulation in urban microclimates
Mohammad Ali Sargazi, Abolfazl Heidari, Jamshid Davtalab, Jamshid Piri · 2025
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Mohammad Sargazi and co-authors compare two heat comfort indices for city design in a hot, dry climate, in a study from 2025. Planners use such indices to judge how hot a street or square will feel to a person. Choices based on a single best guess can mislead, since weather and body factors vary.
Working in Zahedan, Iran, the team measured a set of sites, from bare reference spots to gazebos with varied plant cover and tree shade. A simulation that samples ten thousand random cases graded how often each design lands in the comfort zone. A new index joins comfort odds with system reliability. The method fit field data very closely. Even so, all six design options showed real shortfalls against heat stress, a frank result for planners.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Mohammad Ali Sargazi, Abolfazl Heidari, Jamshid Davtalab, Jamshid Piri |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 107 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |