Sun daily motion (Heat Overlay)

Icon	Attribute	Unit	Range	Description	Default value
	SUN_DAILY_MOTION	factor		A factor to account for the sun moving across the sky throughout the day.	0.11

This is a correction factor, used in the calculation of the Atmospheric Temperature, from the calculated Urban Heat Island value.

Notes

• The sun daily motion factor is currently selected automatically from the sun motion table defined in DPRA Heat stress report.

See also

• Temperature atmosphere result type (Heat Overlay)
• Uhi result type (Heat Overlay)
• Atmospheric temperature formula
• Sun motion table (Heat Overlay)

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