Evaluation and Refinement of the Environmental Stress Index (ESI) for Different Climatic Conditions and Distances Below and Above Sea Level

Abstract

This report summarizes the evaluation and refinement of an environmental stress index (ESI) for heat stress assessment. Two independent studies containing two different databases were analyzed in order to evaluate ESI for different climatic conditions and terrestrial heights below and above sea level. The purpose of the first study was to evaluate the ESI analytically and experimentally. Meteorological measurements were taken in different climatic zones (hot/wet, hot/dry, and extremely hot/dry) at 19 different locations for 120 days.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA396152

Entities

People

  • Daniel S. Moran
  • Kent B. Pandolf
  • Richard R. Gonzalez

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Coefficients
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Humidity
  • Measurement
  • Microsensors
  • Radiation
  • Sea Level
  • Solar Radiation
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Thermal Radiation
  • Weather
  • Weather Stations
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.
  • Thermal Physics or Thermal Science.