Looking for something like windchill for paragliding pilots
 

Hi there.

Paragliders evolve in specific conditions

- Direct exposure to relative wind (10 m/s)
- "High" altitude (2000m as an example)

I'm looking for something to estimate the temperature feel while
flying.

I don't like windchill, because that's not defined above 10°C (50°F) :

For 10 m/s, 10°C that returns 6°C
What if I get 11°C or 12 ??? obviously less than the initial temp, but
how much ???

Maybe we can take other parameters in account too, like air pressure,
sun radiation... (must be calculable from WRF-ARW output)


Thanks

Looking for something like windchill for paragliding pilots
 

On 2/11/2012 12:22 AM, nicolas baldeck wrote:
Hi there.

Paragliders evolve in specific conditions

- Direct exposure to relative wind (10 m/s)
- "High" altitude (2000m as an example)

I'm looking for something to estimate the temperature feel while
flying.

I don't like windchill, because that's not defined above 10°C (50°F) :

For 10 m/s, 10°C that returns 6°C
What if I get 11°C or 12 ??? obviously less than the initial temp, but
how much ???

Maybe we can take other parameters in account too, like air pressure,
sun radiation... (must be calculable from WRF-ARW output)


Thanks
Look up Adiabatic Lapse Rate and go from there