観光気象学概論

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　There is no division of science known as "tourism -meteorology," at least in Japan, but perhaps there should be.　Tourism and the weather share an intimate relationship. For example, weather considerations help determine the location of tourist attractions like resorts. The site's temperature, humidity, wind direction and velocity, seasonal winds, and amount of rainfall can spell life or death for a resort.　Meteorology is a branch of science with a long history. Nonetheless, conventional meteorology, and the way it presents data, is of little value to the tourist industry. The reason for this has long been pointed out by Kunihiko Baba, Japan's leading authority on ocean meteorology. Some of the traditional users of conventional meteorology are industries like agriculture, fishing, and forestry; those in boat, aircraft, and other means of transportation; and even the military. And the data they use is value-free and emotionless.　In contrast to this, the users of a tourism-meteorology would include a wide variety of individuals. And meteorology of this kind would need to cover all that people do and all that brings them happiness. The data they need would have to have a human face. An unfeeling meteorology without emotions would be of little use.　For example, the formula for calculating the fair weather ratio of any particular place is based on the volume of rain at that site.　How do places like Hawaii and the South Pacific fare under this system? As you may recall, they are subject to showers and squalls that deposit a great deal of rain in a short time. Afterwards, however, the sun shines and a beautiful rainbow embellishes the sky. Are such places treated properly under a system in which the fair weather ratio is determined by the aggregate amount of rainfall in a 24-hour period?　Or consider the Balearic Islands off Spain in the Meditterranean. There, the daytime temperature may reach a scorching 30 degrees. After nine in the evening, however, the temperature drops to a comfortable level, one where tuxedos are worn. Is it proper to calculate the comfort index (the humidity) of a place based on average daily temperatures? Or evaluate a resort's suitability based on statistics for temperature extremes? 　Where on the face of this earth and the places where one can enjoy beautiful sunsets and seasonal winds without being bothered by wind and waves? What is the effect of the differences between high and low tides on resorts?　The task of the new tourism-meteorology, which is outlined above, should be to answer such questions.
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田辺英蔵
文教大学国際学部

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