Read the paper by Bluestein, M. and J. Zecher, 1999: A new approach to an accurate wind chill factor. Bulletin of the Amer. Meteor. Soc. 80. 1893-1900.

1. When was the original wind chill index created? How was it created?

2. What are some of the problems with the original method for determining wind chill? What is the apparent bias of the original wind chill index (too cold/too warm)?

3. Describe briefly the proposed new method for computing windchill.

4. Due September 20.