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. 2021 Sep 1;206:108317. doi: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.108317

Table 2.

Inputs in the HEATS model.

Symbol Unit
Meteorological parameters
  • Air temperature

Ta °C
  • Wind speed

v’ m/s
  • Air vapor pressure

e hPa
  • Relative humidity

RHa %
  • Air pressure

p hPa
  • Ground surface temperature

Tg °C
  • Direct solar radiation

Kdir W/m2
  • Diffuse solar radiation

Kdif W/m2
  • Reflected solar radiation

Kref W/m2
  • Longwave radiation from air

La W/m2
  • Longwave radiation from ground

Lg W/m2
  • Cloudiness

N %
  • Sun altitude

hSl °
Terrain data
  • Gradient data

slope °
Physiological parameters
  • Metabolic heat production

M W/m2
  • Skin temperature

Ts °C
  • Motion velocity

v m/s
PFM parameters
  • Albedo of PFM surface

apfm %
  • Dead space volume

Vpfm m3
Clothing properties
  • Albedo of clothing

a %
  • Clothing insulation

Icl clo