title: Winter circulation weather types and hospital admissions for respiratory diseases in Galicia, Spain.
abstract: The link between various pathologies and atmospheric conditions has been a constant topic of study over recent decades in many places across the world; knowing more about it enables us to pre-empt the worsening of certain diseases, thereby optimizing medical resources. This study looked specifically at the connections in winter between respiratory diseases and types of atmospheric weather conditions (Circulation Weather Types, CWT) in Galicia, a region in the north-western corner of the Iberian Peninsula. To do this, the study used hospital admission data associated with these pathologies as well as an automatic classification of weather types. The main result obtained was that weather types giving rise to an increase in admissions due to these diseases are those associated with cold, dry weather, such as those in the east and south-east, or anticyclonic types. A second peak was associated with humid, hotter weather, generally linked to south-west weather types. In the future, this result may help to forecast the increase in respiratory pathologies in the region some days in advance.
authors: Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Praza da Universidade 1, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. dominic.roye@usc.es.
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Royé
authors: Consellera de Medio Ambiente, Territorio e Infraestruturas, Meteogalicia, Rúa Roma 6, 15707, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors: J J
authors: JJ
authors: Taboada
authors: Facultad de Geografía e Historia, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Praza da Universidade 1, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Martí
authors: Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Vigo, Campus As Lagoas, 32004, Ourense, Spain.
authors: M N
authors: MN
authors: Lorenzo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012140:Respiratory Tract Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012621:Seasons; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014887:Weather; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Hospital admissions; Human health; Respiratory diseases; Spain; Weather type