The monograph was written based on the material of the post-doctoral thesis prepared under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rakhmanov and it has been translated from its original version in Russian. It presents a comprehensive analysis of the process of biological adaptation and adaptation capacity of the population to the marine climate of Russia’s North, the Black and Caspian Sea regions and the Baltic Sea coast. The authors explore different biological reactions to adaptation and offer their classification depending on the type of climate. Special attention is given to the prevention of prenosological conditions and diseases typical of coastal areas. Evidence suggests that the human body has a remarkable capacity to adapt to a range of climatic and weather conditions through a variety of targeted adaptation measures.
Author(s): Andrei Vyacheslavovich Tarasov, Rofail Salykhovich Rakhmanov
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2023
Language: English
Pages: 112
City: Cham
Acknowledgments
Contents
About the Authors
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Climate and Weather: Impact on the Body
2.1 Definition and Classification: Biological Reactions of Adaptation to Different Types of Climate
2.2 Weather, Types of Weather, and Their Impact on Public Health
Chapter 3: Climatic Norms, Definition Periods: Methods for Determining the Areas of Biological Comfort/Discomfort
3.1 Periods for Determining Climate Normals
3.2 Bioclimatic Indices
3.2.1 The Integral Indicator of Body Cooling Conditions (IIBCC)
3.2.2 Cold Wind Index (CWI)
3.3 Problems of Acclimatization and Adaptation
Chapter 4: Adaptation to Marine Climate
Chapter 5: Influence of Weather and Climatic Conditions on Health Adaptation to the Marine Climate of Russian Regions
5.1 Adaptation to the Marine Climate of the Black Sea Coast: Recuperation in Sanatoriums and Resorts
5.1.1 Solar Radiation
5.1.2 Air Temperature
5.1.3 Cloudiness
5.1.4 Air Humidity
5.1.5 Precipitation
5.1.6 Seasonal Climate Changes
5.1.7 Atmospheric Pressure
5.1.8 Atmospheric Circulation and Wind Direction
5.1.9 Ionization and the Chemical Composition of Air
5.2 The Effect of the Black Sea Climate on the Human Body During Job Adaptation
5.3 The Effect of the Caspian Sea Climate on the Human Body During Job Adaptation
5.4 Adaptation to the Maritime Climate of Northern Latitudes
5.5 Acclimatization in the Baltic Sea Region
5.5.1 Solar Radiation
5.5.2 Atmospheric Circulation
5.5.3 Wind Conditions
5.5.4 Humidity
5.5.5 Precipitation
5.6 Health Risk Assessment of Weather and Climate Impacts by Bioclimatic Indices
5.6.1 Habitat Conditions in the Arctic
5.6.2 Habitat in Subarctic and Temperate Continental Climates
Chapter 6: Non-specific Prevention of Pre-disease States and Diseases When Adapting to a Maritime Climate
Chapter 7: Conclusion
References
Index
