Tb_Gates {TrenchR} | R Documentation |
The function predicts body temperatures (C, operative environmental temperature) of an ectotherm using the approximation in Gates (1980). The functions omits evaporative and metabolic heat loss (Mitchell 1976; Kingsolver 1983).
Tb_Gates(
A,
D,
psa_dir,
psa_ref,
psa_air,
psa_g,
T_g,
T_a,
Qabs,
epsilon,
H_L,
ef = 1.3,
K
)
A |
|
D |
|
psa_dir |
|
psa_ref |
|
psa_air |
|
psa_g |
|
T_g |
|
T_a |
|
Qabs |
|
epsilon |
|
H_L |
|
ef |
|
K |
|
numeric
operative environmental temperature, T_e
(C).
Galushko D, Ermakov N, Karpovski M, Palevski A, Ishay JS, Bergman DJ (2005).
“Electrical, thermoelectric and thermophysical properties of hornet cuticle.”
Semiconductor Science and Technology, 20(3), 286–289.
doi: 10.1088/0268-1242/20/3/005.
Gates DM (1980).
Biophysical Ecology.
Springer-Verlag, New York, NY, USA.
Kingsolver JG (1983).
“Thermoregulation and Flight in Colias Butterflies: Elevational Patterns and Mechanistic Limitations.”
Ecology, 64(3), 534-545.
doi: 10.2307/1939973.
Mitchell JW (1976).
“Heat transfer from spheres and other animal forms.”
Biophysical Journal, 16(6), 561-569.
ISSN 0006-3495, doi: 10.1016/S0006-3495(76)85711-6.
Other biophysical models:
Grashof_number_Gates()
,
Grashof_number()
,
Nusselt_from_Grashof()
,
Nusselt_from_Reynolds()
,
Nusselt_number()
,
Prandtl_number()
,
Qconduction_animal()
,
Qconduction_substrate()
,
Qconvection()
,
Qemitted_thermal_radiation()
,
Qevaporation()
,
Qmetabolism_from_mass_temp()
,
Qmetabolism_from_mass()
,
Qnet_Gates()
,
Qradiation_absorbed()
,
Qthermal_radiation_absorbed()
,
Reynolds_number()
,
T_sky()
,
Tb_CampbellNorman()
,
Tb_Gates2()
,
Tb_butterfly()
,
Tb_grasshopper()
,
Tb_limpetBH()
,
Tb_limpet()
,
Tb_lizard_Fei()
,
Tb_lizard()
,
Tb_mussel()
,
Tb_salamander_humid()
,
Tb_snail()
,
Tbed_mussel()
,
Tsoil()
,
actual_vapor_pressure()
,
boundary_layer_resistance()
,
external_resistance_to_water_vapor_transfer()
,
free_or_forced_convection()
,
heat_transfer_coefficient_approximation()
,
heat_transfer_coefficient_simple()
,
heat_transfer_coefficient()
,
saturation_vapor_pressure()
,
saturation_water_vapor_pressure()
Tb_Gates (A = 0.1,
D = 0.025,
psa_dir = 0.6,
psa_ref = 0.4,
psa_air = 0.5,
psa_g = 0.1,
T_g = 30,
T_a = 37,
Qabs = 2,
epsilon = 0.95,
H_L = 10,
ef = 1.23,
K = 0.5)