HotSpot
(°C)
|
HSMMM
|
Daily HotSpot in that grid cell, using MMM baseline
|
|
HSpeak
|
Maximum HS value that year |
Duration
(day)
|
Dc
|
Duration of continuous positive HotSpot, based on the period that
includes the maximum annual HotSpot
|
|
Dtot
|
Total number of days with positive
HotSpot |
|
Dp
|
Number of days between the first positive HotSpot
and onset of a continuous positive HotSpot period (i.e.,
Dc), referring to the “conditioning or priming
period” |
Accumulated heat stress (°C·day) |
Ac
|
Accumulated sum
of heat stress during the continuous positive HotSpot period, based on
the time period used for Dc
|
|
Atot
|
Accumulated sum of all HotSpot that
year |
Heating rate (°C·day-1) |
HRc
|
Rate
of SST increase from the start of the Dc period to the
date of HSpeak
|