Монгол орны био уур амьсгалын эмгэг үүсгэх нөхцөлийн судалгаа

Study of bioclimatic pathogenicity conditions in Mongolia

Abstract

At a time when climate change is affecting human health and the number of people with chronic diseases is increasing, people are trying to use natural treatments and aftercare. Although Mongolian territory for the weather evolution index is divided into three bioclimatic regions, the study about its effects on human health is rare. The aim of the study was to study the spatial and temporal patterns of bioclimatic pathogenicity on human health using daily average meteorological data of 1991-2020 from 69 weather stations representing the climate, physical geography, natural zones, and belts of Mongolia. The pathogenic bioclimatic conditions per year were calculated as a total index that includes pathogenic conditions of air temperature, temperature change between days, pressure changes, relative humidity, clouds, and wind parameters. From the estimation, 107 days were “suitable” for humans and 135 days were “unsuitable” while the remaining 123 days dominated “pathogenic conditions” in Mongolia. Seasonally, the effect of weather change on human health were suitable in summer while the pathogenicity is heavy in winter. However, pathogenicity conditions were moderately variance the transition seasons. The annual pathogenicity index was unsuitable for any natural zone in Mongolia, but in the Gobi and Desert regions, it was slightly lower around 18-20 while the index values tended to increase northward. When the percentage of meteorological variables in the total pathogenicity index was studied, the effects of daily changes in air temperature and wind speed had a significant impact on human health. This study has used the daily climate data for the last 30 years to update bio-climatic pathogenicity conditions in Mongolia, and it will be the fundamental data for exploring the relationship between weather oscillations and human disease. Therefore, it will provide an opportunity for further research in this area.