Research Article

Effects of Climate Change on the Season of Botanical Tourism: A Case Study in Beijing

Table 1

Classification and score of the temperature-humidity index (THI) and wind chill index (WCI).

The level of climate comfortTHI valueWCI valueScore

Extremely cold and uncomfortable<40>10001
Cold and uncomfortable40∼45800∼10003
Slightly cold and uncomfortable45∼55600∼8005
Cool and comfortable55∼60300∼6007
Pleasantly cool and very comfortable60∼65200∼3009
Warm and comfortable65∼7050∼2007
A little hot and comfortable70∼75−80∼505
Hot and uncomfortable75∼80−160∼−803
Extremely hot and uncomfortable>80<−1601