heat_index: heat_index

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heat_indexR Documentation

heat_index

Description

Calculate the heat index following the NOAA scheme.

Usage

heat_index(t, rh)

Arguments

t

numeric Air temperature in degC.

rh

numeric Relative humidity in percentage.

Value

heat index in degC.

Author(s)

Istituto per la Bioeconomia CNR Firenze Italy Alfonso Crisci alfonso.crisci@ibe.cnr.it

References

NOAA index from George Winterling based on SteadMan's work "The Assessment of Sultriness. Part I: A Temperature-Humidity Index Based on Human Physiology and Clothing Science, R. G. Steadman, Journal of Applied Meteorology, July 1979, Vol 18 No7, pp 861 873.


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