PMID: 3769908Jan 1, 1986Paper

Behavioural temperature regulation during a motor-toboggan traverse in Antarctica

European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology
G M BuddS E Jeffery

Abstract

Ten men, members of the International Biomedical Expedition to the Antarctic (IBEA), regularly recorded their thermal comfort, clothing, and activity for 60 days while travelling by motor toboggan and living in tents on the Antarctic plateau. Air temperature averaged -14 degrees C (range +2 degrees to -29 degrees C) and wind speed 11 m s-1 (range 0 to 22 m s-1); on half the days there was wind-blown ("drift") snow. Almost 2,000 sets of observations, evenly distributed throughout the 12 h sampling period 0700 h to 1900 h, were made. Daily (24 h) energy expenditure averaged 14.6 MJ on travelling days, 12.7 MJ on days when men worked in camp, and 13.3 MJ for the whole traverse. Men were outdoors for 7.6 h of the 12 h sampling period on travel days and for 3.6 h on camp days. Bulky down-filled clothing, typical of that used by present-day polar expeditions, adequately protected the trunk from cold at the cost of overheating during exercise. Face, hands, and feet were less well protected, and they experienced cold-induced numbness and pain in 33%, 19%, and 12%, respectively, of the observations made in the coldest weather. Because men could not conveniently reduce clothing insulation to the extent required, sweating and discomfort f...Continue Reading

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Jan 1, 1993·European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology·G M BuddA T Solaga
Jan 1, 1986·European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology·J R BrotherhoodG J Lincoln
Feb 18, 2011·European Journal of Applied Physiology·Chen MakranzDaniel S Moran
Aug 23, 2006·Industrial Health·Hannu Rintamäki, Sirkka Rissanen
Jan 1, 1993·Journal of Biomaterials Science. Polymer Edition·M RenierC R Payet

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