1469c270-3909-468a-b5bc-9078c7db87dc English UTF-8 Dataset Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Point of contact 2020-12-11 ISO 19115-2 Geographic Information - Metadata - Part 2: Extensions for Imagery and Gridded Data ISO 19115-2:2009(E) Clothing for Antarctica. 2020-09-08 Creation Document digital The experience of the members of the Fifth Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica with the Clothing for Antarctica, developed and supplied by Defence Research and Development Organisation (Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur), have been described. The optimum requirements of clothing in Antarctica (at locations of the Indian activity) have been discussed. The clothing supplied has been found to meet the thermal protection during the Antarctic winter adequately. Protection against the elements is the primary function of clothing. In a cold environment, the thermal insulation, or the thermal resistance of clothing limits heat loss from the body, enabling it to maintain homeothermic regulation of a constant body temperature (ca 37?C for man). However, bulk, weight and, perhaps, reduced insulation beyond an optimum thickness (Winslow and Herrington, 1949) preclude the use of conventional clothing in extreme cold, as in the polar climates survival and work outdoors in such climates require the use of functional or protective clothing (Newburgh, 1949, Kitchling and Page, 1945) with special attributes. Completed Dr. G N Chatterjee National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) 8322525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND ictd@ncpor.res.in Principal investigator Earth Science-Solid Earth Theme Dakshin Gangotri Antarctic Place Clothing for Antarctica Project English 20.0 140.0 -90.0 30.0 1985-01-01 1986-12-31 TableDigital unknown unknown Mr. Sakthivel Samy V National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) +91-832-2525515 Headland Sada, Vasco da Gama, Goa 403804 Vasco-da-Gama Goa 403804 IND vssamy@ncpor.res.in Distributor http://npdc.ncaor.gov.in/npdc/search_mf_data.action?search=freeText&expedition_type=all&parameter=MF320973731&userType=user&freeTextValue=Clothing+for+Antarctica.