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Enum: Heat Metric Family (HeatMetricFamilyEnum)

Family of heat metric.

URI: envar:enum/HeatMetricFamilyEnum

Permissible Values

Value Meaning Description
tmax None Daily maximum air temperature
tmin None Daily minimum air temperature
tmean None Daily mean air temperature
heat_index None Heat Index (NWS Rothfusz / Steadman)
wbgt_outdoor None Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, outdoor variant
wbgt_indoor None Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, indoor variant
utci None Universal Thermal Climate Index
apparent_temperature None Apparent temperature (Steadman family)
humidex None Humidex (Masterton-Richardson)
heat_wave_flag None Binary heat-wave flag
consecutive_extreme_heat_days None Count of consecutive extreme-heat days
cooling_degree_days None Cooling degree-days

Slots

Name Description
heat_metric_family The family of heat metric this variable represents

Identifier and Mapping Information

Schema Source

LinkML Source

name: HeatMetricFamilyEnum
description: Family of heat metric.
title: Heat Metric Family
from_schema: https://w3id.org/linkml/microschemas/envar
rank: 1000
permissible_values:
  tmax:
    text: tmax
    description: Daily maximum air temperature.
  tmin:
    text: tmin
    description: Daily minimum air temperature.
  tmean:
    text: tmean
    description: Daily mean air temperature.
  heat_index:
    text: heat_index
    description: Heat Index (NWS Rothfusz / Steadman).
  wbgt_outdoor:
    text: wbgt_outdoor
    description: Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, outdoor variant.
  wbgt_indoor:
    text: wbgt_indoor
    description: Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, indoor variant.
  utci:
    text: utci
    description: Universal Thermal Climate Index.
  apparent_temperature:
    text: apparent_temperature
    description: Apparent temperature (Steadman family).
  humidex:
    text: humidex
    description: Humidex (Masterton-Richardson).
  heat_wave_flag:
    text: heat_wave_flag
    description: Binary heat-wave flag.
  consecutive_extreme_heat_days:
    text: consecutive_extreme_heat_days
    description: Count of consecutive extreme-heat days.
  cooling_degree_days:
    text: cooling_degree_days
    description: Cooling degree-days.