The impact of acclimatization on thermophysiological strain for contrasting regional climates

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 58, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2129-2137

  de Freitas, C R ^a   Grigorieva, E A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b Institute of Complex Analysis of Regional Problems   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Acclimatization; Acclimatization Thermal Strain Index; Cold strain; Heat strain; Human bioclimate; Physiological adaptation

Indexed keywords

ACCLIMATIZATION; CHINA; CLIMATE; HUMAN; NIGER; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE; THERMOREGULATION; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VAPOR PRESSURE;

ACCLIMATIZATION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; CHINA; CLIMATE; HUMANS; NIGER; RUSSIA; SINGAPORE; TEMPERATURE; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84911808029     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: 14321254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0813-9     Document Type: Article

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