Wet-Bulb-Globe Temperature Data Report

Abstract

The Wet-Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) is used extensively by the US military (and others) to provide guidance for work and rest periods as well as water intake by Soldiers in a hot environment. In an effort to help validate a predictive WBGT algorithm in use in a heat-stress-guidance application, WBGT data measurements were performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, in August 2014. The data and a brief data analysis are included in this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA621818

Entities

People

  • David P. Sauter

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Algorithms
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Data Analysis
  • Environment
  • Guidance
  • Measurement
  • Meteorological Data
  • Military Research
  • Obscuration
  • Observation
  • Precipitation
  • Weather
  • Wet Bulb Temperature

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