Comparison of weather service heat indices using a thermal model

Journal of Thermal Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 65-72

  Santee, William R ^a   Wallace, Robert F ^a  

^a U S ARMY RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Heat index; Heat stress; Modeling; Rectal temperature

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HEAT; HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION; PREDICTION; RECTUM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THEORETICAL MODEL; THERMAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WEATHER;

EID: 9244242063     PISSN: 03064565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtherbio.2004.07.003     Document Type: Article

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