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Calculate all heat stress indices

Source: R/heat_stress.R
calc_heat_indices.Rd

Convenience function to calculate all heat stress indices at once from temperature and dewpoint (standard ERA5 output).

Usage

calc_heat_indices(
  temp_c,
  dewpoint_c,
  solar_radiation = NULL,
  wind_speed = NULL
)

Arguments

temp_c

Air temperature in celsius

dewpoint_c

Dewpoint temperature in celsius

solar_radiation

Optional solar radiation in W/m2 for WBGT

wind_speed

Optional wind speed in m/s for WBGT

Value

Data frame with columns: temp_c, dewpoint_c, rh, wet_bulb, heat_index, wbgt, humidex

Examples

calc_heat_indices(35, 25)
#>   temp_c dewpoint_c   rh wet_bulb heat_index  wbgt humidex
#> 1     35         25 56.3     27.8      43.32 29.96   47.34
calc_heat_indices(c(30, 35, 40), c(20, 25, 28))
#>   temp_c dewpoint_c   rh wet_bulb heat_index  wbgt humidex
#> 1     30         20 55.1    23.17      31.90 25.22   37.57
#> 2     35         25 56.3    27.80      43.32 29.96   47.34
#> 3     40         28 51.2    31.15      55.62 33.80   55.89