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 Tygron Platform about:

  1. Date(s) and time of day. Also multiple consecutive days can be used.
  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 instruction on our tutorial page