Thermoregulatory Effects of Tropical Man in Antarctica With Reference to Special Clothing.

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Brief Description (Abstract):

Untamed icy wilderness of Antarctica is a physiological challenge tosojourners for coping of cold (Edholam, 1960). Thermal status prevails at outdoor is antilogy to comfort. The comfort is achieved in Antarctica by balancing heat-loss and heat gain. One of the ways it can be achieved is by selecting proper clothing, which in turn helps to balance, the heat gained from exercise and sunlight against the heat loss to the cold winds, sky and terrain. But, if the required clothing adjustments is inadequate or delayed, man becomes too hot or too cold for comfort (Bud et al., 1966, Wyndham et al., 1969). Frequent stimulation of cold and warm would affect the underlying vascular system. Most outdoor occupations in Antarctica require greater expenditure of energy than their counterparts in tropical or Temperate Zone. This is the result of the nature of terrain underfoot, wind resistance, and bulky heavy cloth (Bountelier et aL, 1981)

Status: Completed

Purpose: 1) This project is aimed to investigate the thermoregulatory effect of tropical sojourners in Antarctic subzero climate with reference to special clothing taking into consideration of climatic variables of cooling power indices. T h e inputs of the study would help to predict required clothing insulation (IR.EQ) while working in outdoor Antarctic environment with respect to bio meteriological indices with a view to ensure comfortability. Thus present study will help to maintain thermal homeostasis in real life extreme cold environment with proper clothing. Thus present study in real life extreme cold environment will help to reduce the physiological problems to maintain homeostasis as well as to ameliorate mental function.2) Physiological evaluation of different personal cold protective ensembles in Ant-arctic field conditions.

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Keyword(s): Earth Science-Human Dimensions,

Place/Location(s): Maitri, Antarctic,

Project: Thermoregulatory Effects of Tropical Man in Antarctica With Reference to Special Clothing,

Topic Category(s): Society,

Date(s): 2020-09-23 (Creation),

Resource Contact(s):
1. Name : Dr. T P Baburaj
    Role : PrincipalInvestigator
    Phone : 8322525515
    E-Mail : ictd [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Distributor Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : Distributor
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Metadata Contact(s):
1. Name : Mr. Sakthivel Samy V
    Role : PointOfContact
    Phone : +91-832-2525515
    E-Mail : vssamy [ at ] ncpor.res.in
    Organization Name : National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR)
    Address : Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804
    City : Vasco-da-Gama
    State : Goa
    Postal Code : 403804
    Country : IND

Extent:
Start Date : 1998-01-01
End Date   : 1999-12-31