Botsball (WGT) Performance Characteristics and Their Impact on the Implementation of Existing Military Hot Weather Doctrine,

Abstract

Effective implementation of existing military hot weather doctrine requires accurate measurement of environmental heat stress. The WBGT (Wet Bulb-Globe Temperature) Index is the standard measure of heat stress used to assess the risk of heat injury and to select, from the doctrine, appropriate guidance for work/rest cycles and water consumption rates. The WGT (Wet Globe Temperature) Kit, Botsball (NSN 6665-01-103-8547) was introduced as a simple alternative to the WBGT. Based on its reported close correlation with the WBGT, the Botsball has been used as a measurement device for implementing hot weather doctrine. This study was conducted to document the performance characteristics of the Botsball relative to the WBGT Index and to evaluate the options for heat stress measurement in the context of current hot weather doctrine and available instrumentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172629

Entities

People

  • Glenn J. Thomas
  • Ingrid V. Sils
  • Lawrence E. Armstrong
  • Patricia C. Szlyk
  • William T. Matthew

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Biological Sciences
  • Data Sets
  • Dew Point
  • Doctrine
  • Environment
  • Humidity
  • Industrial Hygiene
  • Instrumentation
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Military Research
  • Rate Of Consumption
  • Regression Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Wet Bulb Temperature
  • Wind Tunnels

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