Yes, I've heard a bit more about this subject. The latest issue of the
American Meteorological Society Bulletin carried another such study.
Also, I was in contact with an author who published last year on this.
The "wind chill temperature" can be reported in degrees Celsius or
degrees Fahrenheit; it does not force the use of non-SI units. In fact,
the studies are done in SI units.
Jim
kilopascal wrote:
>
> 2000-12-19
>
> Did anyone see the Monday, 2000-12-18 issue of the Wall Street Journal? The
> front page article entitled: "First Santa Claus, Now The Wind chill Is
> Called Into Question". Scientists look for a New Index Everybody Can
> Believe In; The One We Use Is Wrong
>
> The article was written by Mark Robichaux, Staff Reporter.
>
> It gives the history of how wind chill was first determined. Talks about
> how it is done in Canada and other countries. But, only mentions that
> Canada uses Watts per square metre as a measure of heat loss. The US uses
> equivalent temperatures. Either methods are in error because the formula
> for doing the calculation is in error.
>
> There is suppose to be a world-wide effort to come up with a new index. The
> new method will be announced in Geneva early next fall. The article says
> nothing of what units the new method would use. If I were to guess, the
> watt per square metre would continue, but the calculation method would be
> improved.
>
> But, something tells me the Americans will mess it all up by trying to find
> an FFU equivalence.
>
> Has anyone else heard anything more on this subject?
>
> John
>
> Keiner ist hoffnungsloser versklavt als derjenige, der irrtümlich glaubt
> frei zu sein.
>
> There are none more hopelessly enslaved then those who falsely believe they
> are free!
>
> Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)
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