Effect of ambient temperature and attachment method on surface temperature measurements

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 877-885

  Psikuta, Agnes ^a   Niedermann, Reto ^a,b   Rossi, René M ^a  

^a SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

^b ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Skin temperature measurement; Temperature sensor

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT;

HEAT; HUMAN; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETER;

ADHESIVES; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOMETERS;

EID: 84903689686     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-013-0669-4     Document Type: Article

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