School of Tourism, Xinjiang University of Finance and Economics, Urumqi, 830012, China.
School of Geographical Sciences, Shanxi Normal University, Taiyuan, 030032, China.
Int J Biometeorol. 2024 Jun;68(6):1073-1079. doi: 10.1007/s00484-024-02645-1. Epub 2024 Mar 4.
As a significant sector within the tourism industry, desert tourism has developed rapidly in recent years, contributing significantly to local economic development. On the other hand, desert tourism is constantly influenced by the desert climate, characterized by high temperatures, aridity, and dust events. This study examines and analyzes the impact of dust events on the Holiday Climate Index (HCI) using an improved methodology. It incorporates comprehensive meteorological data including temperature, relative humidity, cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and dust events of Tazhong, located in the heart of the Taklimakan Desert. The results indicate that the maximum mean monthly HCI dips from an ideal level (91) to a very good level (73), the minimum dips from good level (66) to a marginal level (47), and the annual comfortable days (HCI ≥ 80) decrease from 180.5 to 95.3 after considering the impacts of dust events. The corrective HCI indicates that autumn, especially October, offers relatively comfortable climatic conditions for tourism, with the mean monthly comfortable days reach 20.1. These findings can better guide desert tourism activities and also demonstrate that the impact of dust weather on tourism activities cannot be ignored.
近年来，沙漠旅游作为旅游业的重要组成部分，得到了迅猛发展，对当地经济发展起到了重要的推动作用。然而，沙漠旅游始终受到沙漠气候的影响，其特点是高温、干旱和沙尘天气。本研究采用改进的方法，利用塔中地区（位于塔克拉玛干沙漠中心）的综合气象数据，包括温度、相对湿度、云量、降水、风速和沙尘天气事件，对沙尘天气事件对假日气候指数（HCI）的影响进行了检验和分析。结果表明，最大月平均 HCI 从理想水平（91）降至非常好水平（73），最小 HCI 从良好水平（66）降至边缘水平（47），考虑沙尘天气事件的影响后，全年舒适天数（HCI≥80）从 180.5 天减少到 95.3 天。修正后的 HCI 表明，秋季特别是 10 月，为旅游提供了相对舒适的气候条件，月平均舒适天数达到 20.1 天。这些发现可以更好地指导沙漠旅游活动，同时也表明沙尘天气对旅游活动的影响不容忽视。
