Perceived temperature in the course of climate change: an analysis of  global heat index from 1979 to 2013

Lee, D.; Brenner, T.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-193-2015

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-193-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-7-193-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 7, issue 2

Review article

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05 Aug 2015

Review article |

| 05 Aug 2015

Perceived temperature in the course of climate change: an analysis of global heat index from 1979 to 2013

D. Lee and T. Brenner

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RC C75: 'Perceived temperature in the course of climate change', Anonymous Referee #1, 27 Apr 2015
- AC C78: 'Response to RC C75', Daniel Lee, 01 May 2015
RC C154: 'Review for "Perceived temperature in the course of climate change: an analysis of global heat index from 1979–2013" by D. Lee and T. Brenner', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Jun 2015
- AC C166: 'Reponse to RC C154', Daniel Lee, 12 Jul 2015

Short summary

We evaluate global changes to heat index, a measure of perceived temperature. The product is daily means, minima and maxima gridded to 0.75°x0.75° for the entire globe from 1979 to 2013. The results show the uneven distribution in changes in heat index throughout space and time. They can serve as a basis for future studies on the evolution of heat index in climate change and its effects on human society.