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. 2021 Sep 1;8:229. doi: 10.1038/s41597-021-01010-w

Table 3.

Summary table of accuracy, in terms of RMSE (°C) and bias (°C), obtained by comparing the indices computed from ERA5-Land reanalysis and weather station observations.

Thermal Indices Daily Mean Daily Maximum Daily Minimum
RMSE Bias RMSE Bias RMSE Bias
indoor UTCI 1.6 −0.4 1.9 −0.7 2.2 −0.3
outdoor shaded UTCI 2.7 −0.9 3.1 −1.2 3.7 −0.7
HI 2.0 −0.6 2.4 −0.9 2.5 −0.4
Humidex 1.9 −0.6 2.3 −0.8 2.7 −0.5
WBGT 1.1 −0.4 1.3 −0.5 1.6 −0.3
WBT 1.3 −0.3 1.4 −0.4 1.9 −0.3
WCT 3.1 −1.7 4.8 −2.5 3.3 −1.3
AT 2.0 −0.7 2.3 −0.9 2.7 −0.7
NET 2.7 −0.3 3.3 −0.7 3.6 0.2

This table only lists the indices that do not require radiation as data input.