Comparative Characteristics of the Main Types of Climatic Clothing of Vostok Station Personnel

• Main Author: Makarov,N. I.
• Other Authors: ARMY FOREIGN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER CHARLOTTESVILLE VA
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: 1974
• Subjects: Protective Equipment; *PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; *ANTARCTIC REGIONS; USSR; PROTECTION; TRANSLATIONS; SYNTHETIC MATERIALS; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Vostok Station; Antarc*
• Online Access: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA005876; http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA005876

Research was carried out on various types of clothing used in the Antarctic. The basic KAE suit made of camel hair was found to be the most suitable in extreme weather conditions. The protective properties of clothing can be improved by increasing the amount of air under the clothing. Unedited trans. of Arkticheskii i Antarkticheskii Nauchno-Issledovatelskii Institut. Trudy (USSR) v299 p231-235 1971.