Heat Module overview

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This page contains a visual overview of the DPRA Heat Module and acts as a starting point to understand what the Heat Stress Module can deliver.

Overview Heat Module.jpg

Ingredients

The calculation of the Heat Stress Overlays takes into account:

Calculation of Physiological Equivalent Temperature

To calculate the Physiological Equivalent Temperature (PET), we first have to determine which formula (sun or shade/night) should be used. It is selected by:

PET sun

The following factors influence the Physiological Equivalent Temperature for locations directly in the sun:

PET shade and night

The following factors influence the Physiological Equivalent Temperature for locations directly in the shade or at night:

Required information

In order to configure the Heat Stress Overlay accurately it is required to add some information to the data available in the Tygron Platform about:

  1. Date(s) and time of day. Also multiple consecutive days can be used. Each day-hour combination will become a result.
  2. Daily weather station data
  3. Hourly weather station data
  4. Foliage height

In order to get acquainted with configuring the Heat Overlay, follow our Heat Overlay Tutorial and/or the instructions on our tutorial page. The steps in the Heat Overlay configuration wizard are summarized here.