Human wellbeing

Wellbeing Indicators using ERA5 downscaled @2.2 km over Italy. The downscaling at very high resolution of ERA5 reanalysis allows to reproduce the interactions between atmosphere and surface considering spatially detailed land use distribution and was used to calculate the four indicators presented in this dataset:

1. Wind Chill (°C)

2. Humidex (°C)

3. Discomfort Index (°C)

4. Apparent Temperature (°C).

The Wind Chill (WC) expresses the cooling sensation caused by the combined effect of temperature and wind; it is based on the formulation of Osczevski & Bluestein (2005). The discomfort index (DI) is considered one of the best indices to estimate, in a single value, the effect of temperature and humidity on the sensation of heat or cold perceived by the human body; it is derived from Thom and Bosen (1959). The Humidex (H) it is based on a simple empirical relationship that considers the air temperature and vapor pressure, the latter in turn function of temperature and relative humidity, and calculated according to Masterton and Richardson (1979). Finally, the Apparent Temperature (AT) considers all the environmental and body conditions that influence human thermoregulation; Steadman (1984) implemented an empirical formula for AT, under outside shaded environment, that combines air temperature, vapor pressure and wind speed. The temporal coverage of the dataset is from 01/01/1989 31/12/2020 in terms of daily statistics (minimum, mean, maximum).