Bioclimate conditions in the Mura-Drava-Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve – case study from Serbia

Dunjić, Jelena and Stojanović, Vladimir and Milošević, Dragan and Pantelić, Milana and Obradović, Sanja and Vasić, Milica (2025) Bioclimate conditions in the Mura-Drava-Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve – case study from Serbia. IDŐJÁRÁS / QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF THE HUNGARIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, 129 (3). pp. 307-337. ISSN 0324-6329

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Abstract

The territory of the Mura-Drava-Danube Transboundary Biosphere Reserve islarge and includes natural and built-up areas that local communities and tourists useduring their outdoor work-related or recreational activities. These activities are affectedby the outdoor thermal conditions, especially in the age of changing climate. In this paperwe investigate micrometeorological and outdoor thermal comfort conditions in differentnatural and built-up environments at the area of the Bačko Podunavlje Biosphere Reserve.We chose one clear and calm day every month from October 2020 to June 2021, andperformed measurements simultaneously at three different locations: settlement,riverside, and lake at midday hours. The results showed that thermal conditions differbetween the different built-up and natural areas, and built-up areas tend to experience upto 7% less cold stress during the colder period than the other two sites according to thephysiological equivalent temperature (PET) index. On the other hand, built-up areaexperiences more frequent strong and extreme heat stress during the warmer months.These and more detailed results presented in the paper indicate the most comfortableperiods for outdoor activities in different natural or built-up environments.

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