SIMULTANEOUS OCCURRENCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURES AND HIGH DEW POINTS

Abstract

Available information on the joint occurrence of high temperatures and dew points are presented for 17 stations (7 in Asia, 7 in Africa, 2 in North America, and 1 in Australia) in order that the geographical distribution of high temperatures and associated humidities may be better known. This information will be used in a planned revision of AR 705-15 'Operation of Materiel under Extreme Conditions of Environment.' On the basis of these data it appears that the natural occurrence of dew points higher than 75F in conjunction with temperatures higher than 109F is very infrequent and should not be specified for guidance in design and testing of Army materiel except possibly for items which may be used in limited areas of the Persian Gulf and Red Sea littorals where extremely high temperatures and humidities have been observed or are assumed to occur.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0636409

Entities

People

  • Arthur V. Dodd

Organizations

  • United States Army Soldier Systems Center

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Australia
  • Bodies Of Water
  • Contracts
  • Dew Point
  • Earth Sciences
  • Geography
  • High Humidity
  • High Temperature
  • Humidity
  • Military Equipment
  • North America
  • Persian Gulf
  • Red Sea
  • United States
  • Water Vapor

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