Human body area factors for radiation exchange analysis: Standing and walking postures

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 695-709

  Park, Sookuk ^a   Tuller, Stanton E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Effective radiation area; Longwave radiation; Projected area; Solar radiation; Standing posture; Walking posture

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ART; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY POSTURE; CANADA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ENERGY; TEMPERATURE SENSE; WALKING;

ADULT; CANADA; EXTREMITIES; FEMALE; HUMAN BODY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; POSTURAL BALANCE; POSTURE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOSENSING; WALKING;

EID: 80052044035     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-010-0385-2     Document Type: Article

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