Evaluation and classification of tourism climate with using TCI index and GIS technique in direction of Tourism planning on Isfahan Province

In this study, tourism climate was examined in Isfahan province based on TCI and limits of the province was zoning based on the index. Using TCI, climatic variables, the mean maximum daily temperature, the mean daily temperature, minimum daily relative humidity, mean daily relative humidity, total precipitation, total sunshine hours and mean wind speed are investigated. To achieve this goal, the synoptic stations data have been analyzed in the area of information and in order to enhance the accuracy of interpolation of the surrounding stations. Therefore, TCI is calculated for each of the stations studied monthly and the following results have been compiled in GIS and were zoning Isfahan province based on TCI and finally, the weather favorable for tourism activities is estimated during the days of the year in vast province. To achieve this goal, the synoptic stations data have been analyzed in the area of information and in order to enhance the accuracy of interpolation of the surrounding stations. Therefore, TCI is calculated for each of the stations studied monthly and the following results have been compiled in GIS and were zoning Isfahan province based on TCI and finally, the weather favorable for tourism activities is estimated during the days of the year in vast province.