Calculates UTCI using the polynomial approximation from Bröde et al. (2012).
UTCI is the most comprehensive thermal comfort index, based on a multi-node
model of human thermoregulation.
Usage
utci(temp_c, wind_speed, dewpoint_c, tmrt = NULL)
Arguments
- temp_c
Air temperature in Celsius (-50 to 50)
- wind_speed
Wind speed at 10m height in m/s (0.5 to 17)
- dewpoint_c
Dewpoint temperature in Celsius (to calculate vapor pressure)
- tmrt
Mean radiant temperature in Celsius (optional, defaults to temp_c)
References
Bröde, P., et al. (2012). Deriving the operational procedure for
the Universal Thermal Climate Index (UTCI). International Journal of
Biometeorology, 56(3), 481-494.
Examples
utci(30, wind_speed = 2, dewpoint_c = 20)
#> [1] 30.03632
utci(35, wind_speed = 1, dewpoint_c = 25, tmrt = 45)
#> [1] 39.65806
