An evaluation of tourism climate suitability in Altay Prefecture
Climate comfort degree (CCD) is one of most important factors which can affect the tourists choosing tourism destination.54-a climate data (from 1960 to 2013) were selected in this paper as the input data;using GIS spatial analysis method the temperature humidity index (THI),wind chill index (K),index of clothing (ICL) and comprehensive comfort index (C) were calculated in monthly scale for Altay Prefecture within 500 m500 m grid size with consideration of temperature lapse.After comparatively analyzing the differences between climate comfort and comfort period of the four indexes (THI,K,ICL and C),it was found that the comprehensive comfort indexes can reflect the comprehensive effect of human feeling about climate factors from an objective view,and can achieve more accurate assessment results.In addition,it was also found that the tourism climatic comfort levels are greatly influenced by terrain and season in Altay Prefecture.Travel comfort level changes obvious,and outdoor travel comfortable period is short.Winter is not suitable for outdoor activities and spring is still not comfortable in the southern hilly areas and plains of the Altay Mountains.While in summer,the human feeling is better both in the hilly areas and the mountain valleys,accounting for 39.62％ of the total,with the rest areas of less comfortable.The south of Habahe,Burqin,Altay and the central and south of Fuhai are feeling more comfortable in autumn.Travel comfortable period in Altay Prefecture lasts 1 to 5 months,with regional distribution of tourism resources fitting for climate characteristics,which is conducive to develop tourism in the prefecture.
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