earthkit.climate.atmos.cooling_degree_days_approximation¶
- earthkit.climate.atmos.cooling_degree_days_approximation(tasmax: xarray.DataArray | str = 'tasmax', tasmin: xarray.DataArray | str = 'tasmin', tas: xarray.DataArray | str = 'tas', ds: xarray.Dataset | Any = None, *, thresh: Any = '18.0 degC', freq: str = 'YS', **kwargs: Any) Any¶
Cooling degree days approximation.
The cumulative degree days for days when temperatures are above a given threshold and buildings must be air conditioned. This method integrates mean, minimum, and maximum temperatures, accounting for asymmetry in the distributions of temperatures throughout the diurnal cycle.
Units:
cooling_degree_days_approximation: K days
This function wraps xclim.indicators.atmos.cooling_degree_days_approximation.
- Parameters:
tasmax (
xarray.DataArray | str) – Maximum daily temperature.tasmin (
xarray.DataArray | str) – Minimum daily temperature.tas (
xarray.DataArray | str) – Mean daily temperature.thresh (
Any) – Temperature threshold above which air is cooled.freq (
str) – Resampling frequency.ds (
xarray.Dataset | Any) – Input dataset.**kwargs (
Any) – Additional keyword arguments.
- Returns:
The computed index.
- Return type:
Any