Some Results of Physiological-Hygienic Investigations of Polar Clothing in Antarctic Conditions

• Main Author: Palyanov,O. I.
• Other Authors: ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Protective Equipment; *Cold regions; *Clothing; *Protective clothing; Thermal insulation; Hygiene; Physiology; Antarctic regions; USSR; Translations; Heat; Body temperature; Leather; Antarctic; Sovetskaya; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/AD0786819; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=AD0786819

Research was carried out into clothing worn by members of Antarctic expeditions. Tests were conducted on three types of clothing to test their heat-reflecting properties. The K.A.E. (complex Antarctic expedition) suit combined with a leather suit, is best, although it is cumbersome and quite heavy. Trans. of Sovetskaya Antarkticheskaya Ekspeditsiya. Informatsionnyi Byulleten (USSR) n81 p111-114 1971.