tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201885064979362632.post4138730081207001280..comments2024-03-18T17:02:26.563-04:00Comments on of Pedantry: Building A Model For AttritionAnthonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02363226867428219723noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201885064979362632.post-62188469632547512062011-08-18T19:51:02.059-04:002011-08-18T19:51:02.059-04:00I'm having a hard time trying to capture eleme...I'm having a hard time trying to capture elements for attrition beyond temperature and humidity. There are plenty of effects that can certainly cause attrition, like driving storms, desert sandstorms, hail, sudden changes in temperature, deterioration of roads from weather events, tornadoes, lightening strikes, etc. But I am having trouble capturing them in a systematic and quantifiable manner. <br /><br />Temperature is pretty easy, the human body pretty much shuts down at 35 to 40 degrees due to thermodynamic law. The lower end of temperatures are not so definite, but easy to grasp.<br /><br />What about a storm? Should I generate wind speeds, precipitation, rate of rainfall, and amount of ground cover to assign an attrition value to a storm? Even 0.1" of rainfall can cause significant damage in the form of hail, but a light drizzle of 0.1" would be trivial.<br /><br />So I guess that is a long way to answer your question Jimmy. I am actually considering removing storms and precipitation from the climatic portion of attrition and placing it elsewhere. But that is a post that I have yet to find the time to make...Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363226867428219723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201885064979362632.post-66108095612564145552011-08-18T03:20:17.554-04:002011-08-18T03:20:17.554-04:00Does the "frontal changes" include blowi...Does the "frontal changes" include blowing wind? Strong winds can affect the character pretty much.<br /><br />___<br /><a href="http://www.cheapestinternationalcalls.com/call/nepal" rel="nofollow">call Nepal</a>Lucas Kainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03153964160479703347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201885064979362632.post-66491623348215047352011-07-28T20:30:13.046-04:002011-07-28T20:30:13.046-04:00Thanks. I'll post the code too so others can f...Thanks. I'll post the code too so others can fiddle with and use it if they would like to.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02363226867428219723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4201885064979362632.post-8380283144614541752011-07-28T20:12:43.207-04:002011-07-28T20:12:43.207-04:00Good luck. I'd love to see you succeed.Good luck. I'd love to see you succeed.The Jovial Priesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00160018433070823408noreply@blogger.com