di: Discomfort Index
In ThermIndex: Calculate Thermal Indexes
Description
Usage
Arguments
Value
Author(s)
References
See Also
Examples
Description
This function calculates the Thermal Discomfort Index for a daily or hourly data series, based on the formula purposed by Thom(1959).
Thom's index was created in 1959 at the U.S Weather Bureau in order to precise thermal discomfort levels.
A chart containing the values and the discomfort level are presented on the link written at See Also section.
Usage
1
di(temp, ur)
Arguments
temp
Numerical Vector of Mean Air Temperature values in celsius
ur
Numerical Vector of Mean Air Temperature values in celsius
Value
Numerical vectors containing the Discomfort Index Values
Author(s)
Francisco Jablinski Castelhano - Laboclima/Universidade Federal do Paran<c3><a1>
References
Thom, E.C. The discomfort index. Weatherwise.(1959), v. 12, p. 57-60.
See Also
http://www.eurometeo.com/english/read/doc_heat
Examples
1
2
##----Performing the Discomfort Index calculation
di(temp=22,ur=18)
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Description Usage Arguments Value Author(s) References See Also Examples
Description
This function calculates the Thermal Discomfort Index for a daily or hourly data series, based on the formula purposed by Thom(1959). Thom's index was created in 1959 at the U.S Weather Bureau in order to precise thermal discomfort levels. A chart containing the values and the discomfort level are presented on the link written at See Also section.
Usage
1 | di(temp, ur)
|
Arguments
temp |
Numerical Vector of Mean Air Temperature values in celsius |
ur |
Numerical Vector of Mean Air Temperature values in celsius |
Value
Numerical vectors containing the Discomfort Index Values
Author(s)
Francisco Jablinski Castelhano - Laboclima/Universidade Federal do Paran<c3><a1>
References
Thom, E.C. The discomfort index. Weatherwise.(1959), v. 12, p. 57-60.
See Also
http://www.eurometeo.com/english/read/doc_heat
Examples
1 2 | ##----Performing the Discomfort Index calculation
di(temp=22,ur=18)
|
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