Effective temperature

{
  "id": "MLC-T-MET-005288",
  "term": "Effective temperature",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "The temperature of a still, saturated environment that would give the same sensation of warmth or cold as the actual combination of air temperature, humidity and air movement; it is a bioclimatic comfort index introduced by Houghten and Yaglou in 1923. In radiation physics the same name means the temperature of a blackbody emitting the same total radiation as a body, about 255 K for Earth.",
  "see_also": [
    "sensible temperature",
    "cooling temperature",
    "operative temperature",
    "Degree-day"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/effective-temperature/"
}