Hourly Temperature Variation assuming a Sine Interpolation — diurnal_temp_variation_sine • TrenchR

The function estimates temperature for a specified hour using the sine interpolation in Campbell and Norman (1998) .

diurnal_temp_variation_sine(T_max, T_min, t)

Arguments

T_max, T_min: numeric maximum and minimum daily temperatures (C).
t: numeric time for temperature estimate (hour).

Value

numeric temperature (C) at a specified hour.

References

Campbell GS, Norman JM (1998). Introduction to environmental biophysics, 2nd ed. edition. Springer, New York. ISBN 0387949372.

See also

Other microclimate functions: air_temp_profile_neutral(), air_temp_profile_segment(), air_temp_profile(), degree_days(), direct_solar_radiation(), diurnal_radiation_variation(), diurnal_temp_variation_sineexp(), diurnal_temp_variation_sinesqrt(), monthly_solar_radiation(), partition_solar_radiation(), proportion_diffuse_solar_radiation(), solar_radiation(), surface_roughness(), wind_speed_profile_neutral(), wind_speed_profile_segment()

Examples

  diurnal_temp_variation_sine(T_max = 30, 
                              T_min = 10, 
                              t     = 11)
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