Yi-Chuan Lu
Biographic Data
| ID | 7998153 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yi-Chuan Lu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yi-Chuan |
| FAMILY NAME | Lu |
| SIGNATURE | LU Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3659-1474 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 2 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Is a wet-bulb temperature of 35 ∘ C the correct threshold for human survivability
A wet-bulb temperature of 35 ∘ C is widely used as the threshold for human survivability, but the wet-bulb temperature is not a particularly accurate metric for human heat stress. For a person in the shade, a more accurate metric is the heat index, which is based on a model of human thermoregulation that accounts for metabolic heat, radiation, respiratory ventilation, and finite wind speeds. The heat index has two critical values: the highest hea…
Chronically underestimated
The heat index, or apparent temperature, was never defined for extreme heat and humidity, leading to the widespread adoption of a polynomial extrapolation designed by the United States National Weather Service. Recently, however, the heat index has been extended to all combinations of temperature and humidity, presenting an opportunity to reassess past heat waves. Here, three-hourly temperature and humidity are used to evaluate the extended heat …
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Chronically underestimated
The heat index, or apparent temperature, was never defined for extreme heat and humidity, leading to the widespread adoption of a polynomial extrapolation designed by the United States National Weather Service. Recently, however, the heat index has been extended to all combinations of temperature and humidity, presenting an opportunity to reassess past heat waves. Here, three-hourly temperature and humidity are used to evaluate the extended heat …
Is a wet-bulb temperature of 35 ∘ C the correct threshold for human survivability
A wet-bulb temperature of 35 ∘ C is widely used as the threshold for human survivability, but the wet-bulb temperature is not a particularly accurate metric for human heat stress. For a person in the shade, a more accurate metric is the heat index, which is based on a model of human thermoregulation that accounts for metabolic heat, radiation, respiratory ventilation, and finite wind speeds. The heat index has two critical values: the highest hea…
Atmospheric sciences (2 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (2 works) · Environmental Science (2 works) · Humidity (2 works) · Index (typography (2 works) · Physics (2 works) · Thermoregulation and physiological responses (2 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (1 works) · Biology (1 works) · Bulb (1 works)