Enum: Equation Variant (EquationVariantEnum)

Equation variant for a derived heat metric. The applicable subset depends on the heat_metric_family.

URI: envar:enum/EquationVariantEnum

Permissible Values

Value	Meaning	Description
liljegren_2008	None	WBGT — Liljegren et al
acsm_simplified	None	WBGT — American College of Sports Medicine simplified
bernard_simplified	None	WBGT — Bernard simplified
rothfusz_1990_nws	None	Heat Index — Rothfusz / NWS 1990 polynomial
steadman_1979	None	Heat Index / apparent temperature — Steadman 1979
brode_2012_polynomial	None	UTCI — Bröde et al

Slots

Name	Description
equation_variant	For derived heat metrics, the equation variant used

See Also

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_globe_temperature
• https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-index
• http://www.utci.org/

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

• from schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/microschemas/envar

LinkML Source

name: EquationVariantEnum
description: Equation variant for a derived heat metric. The applicable subset depends
  on the `heat_metric_family`.
title: Equation Variant
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/microschemas/envar
see_also:
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wet-bulb_globe_temperature
- https://www.weather.gov/safety/heat-index
- http://www.utci.org/
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  liljegren_2008:
    text: liljegren_2008
    description: WBGT — Liljegren et al. 2008 outdoor formulation.
  acsm_simplified:
    text: acsm_simplified
    description: WBGT — American College of Sports Medicine simplified.
  bernard_simplified:
    text: bernard_simplified
    description: WBGT — Bernard simplified.
  rothfusz_1990_nws:
    text: rothfusz_1990_nws
    description: Heat Index — Rothfusz / NWS 1990 polynomial.
  steadman_1979:
    text: steadman_1979
    description: Heat Index / apparent temperature — Steadman 1979.
  brode_2012_polynomial:
    text: brode_2012_polynomial
    description: UTCI — Bröde et al. 2012 polynomial approximation.