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heat index
- Sinônimos
- thornthwaite heat index
- Definição1
- The heat index (HI) or “apparent temperature” is an approximation of how hot it “feels” for a given combination of air temperature and relative humidity (RH).
- Fonte1
- AMERICAN METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY. Glossary of meteorology. [S.l., última modificação 05 oct. 2015]. Disponível em: < http://glossary.ametsoc.org/wiki/Main_Page >. Acesso em: 19 out. 2021.
- Definição2
- An Index used in C. W. Thornthwaite's classification of climates in 1948. For a particular station, it is numerically equal to the sum of the 12 monthly values of the expression (t/5)1.514, where t is the normal monthly temperature in ºC.
- Fonte2
- WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANIZATION. International Meteorological vocabulary. 2nd ed. Geneva, 1992. (WMO, n.182). Disponível em: < https://library.wmo.int/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=220#.XeauGOhKiUk >. Acesso em: 19 out. 2021.
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