microclimate map - strange UTCI results for midnight

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Permalink Reply by Antonello Di Nunzio on January 23, 2016 at 5:19pm

Hi Grasshope

I have done two type of analysis about your results and I think that it's right.
At 1:00 , there is no sun, the air temperature and relative humidity are more high than 14:00, while the wind speed is low. So it's more probable to have situations of discomfort with this assumptions.
In fact, the high wind can decrease the sensation of discomfort during the summer as well as low levels of humidity.
Besides this check one can see where there are shaded zones. So, it's possible to check the results using "comfort in shade" method.
1 AGO 14:00

If you compare the image above with yours , you'll see that the yellow areas overlap the shaded zones.

Bests

Antonello

Permalink Reply by Grasshope on January 23, 2016 at 9:47pm

Thank you very much, Antonello, for your detailed explanation!

I now have a better understanding of the rationale behind the microclimate mapping component.