Resultant Temperature

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The Resultant Temperature, also called the Globe Temperature, can be used to give a more representative measure of temperature comfort than air temperature alone.

Globe temperature can be expressed as

t_g = 0.5 t_mr + 0.5 t_a      (1)

where

t_g = globe (resultant) temperature (^oC, ^oF)

t_mr = mean radiation temperature (^oC, ^oF)

t_a = air temperature (^oC, ^oF)

Globe temperature can be measured with acceptable results in centre of a black globe with diameter 25 to 150 mm.

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