Theses and Dissertations
Issuing Body
Mississippi State University
Advisor
Brown, Michael E.
Committee Member
Rodgers III, John C.
Committee Member
Binkley, Mark S.
Date of Degree
8-2-2003
Original embargo terms
MSU Only Indefinitely
Document Type
Graduate Thesis - Campus Access Only
Major
Geosciences
Degree Name
Master of Science
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Department
Department of Geosciences
Abstract
With no universal criteria for classifying a heat-related death, the scope and magnitude of heat-related illnesses and deaths is underestimated. By using threshold temperatures based on one and two standard deviations from normal, a unique but universal classification for excessive/extreme heat was calculated. These threshold values were calculated for St. Louis, Missouri; New Orleans, Louisiana; Little Rock, Arkansas; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and Milwaukee, Wisconsin for June, July, and August from 1990 ? 1999. Statistical analysis was performed for each city on days with excessive/extreme maximum and/or minimum temperature values, death count, and death count one, two, and three days later in order to discover a possible strong and significant relationship between excessive/extreme heat and death.
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11668/19822
Recommended Citation
Storey, Gina Marie, "An Analysis of Meteorological Variability Associated With Regional Heat-Related Deaths "A Killer Hot Topic"" (2003). Theses and Dissertations. 460.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/460
