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Wind Chill Factor URL: http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/earth/wind_chill/chill_home.html Description: All about sensible or equivalent temperature and how the wind affects how cold you feel. This site from the NASA Observatorium explains hypothermia, temperature conversion calculator, information on cold weather dangers and how to dress to protect from them, as well as links to other sites about wind chill. Note : the wind chill index at this site is out-of-date. See the new Wind Chill Index , implemented by the National Weather Service November 1, 2001. Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Library of Congress Subject Headings: Cold -- Physiological effect Wind chill index LII Database Information: Record 16995 created by Carole Leita on 07/03/2001 Last modification on 07/13/2002 Published: 07/03/2001 Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/16995 |