calc_TM_a: Calculate exponent 'a' in Thornthwaite's calculation of...

Description Usage Arguments Value References

View source: R/thornthwaite_mather__a_coefficient.R

Description

This function returns the exponent 'a' in Thornthwaite's potential evapotranspiration calculation method. The version implemented here is given as equation 9 in Thornthwaite (1948).

Usage

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calc_TM_a(heat_index_I)

Arguments

heat_index_I

Annual heat index at a climate station.

Value

Exponent 'a' in Thornthwaite's PET calculation method.

References

Thornthwaite, C.W., 1948, An Approach toward a Rational Classification of Climate: Geographical Review, v. 38, no. 1, p. 55.


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