Diurnal Pattern of Heat Stress Over South Asia: A Wet Bulb Globe Temperature‐Based Analysis From 1984 to 2023
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DOI: 10.1002/joc.8797
Abstract: Assessing the diurnal characteristics of heat stress is crucial for understanding its daily dynamics and impacts. This study evaluates various diurnal characteristics of heat stress using the Wet Bulb Globe Temperature (WBGT) over South Asia… read more here.
Keywords: heat stress; south asia; wbgt; wet bulb ... See more keywords
In-hospital mortality of heat-related disease associated with wet bulb globe temperature: a Japanese nationwide inpatient data analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00484-025-02867-x
Abstract: Heat-related diseases have become a significant public health concern. Studies have shown that susceptibility to heat varies among regions; however, most studies used aggregated data on emergency transport in the regions. The present study used… read more here.
Keywords: hospital mortality; heat related; heat; nationwide inpatient ... See more keywords
Long-term Changes in Extreme Wet Bulb Globe Temperature over China
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DOI: 10.1007/s13351-021-1080-4
Abstract: The wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) has important implication for human health. Previous studies widely use the monthly data but rarely investigate the extreme WBGT because of data limitation. In this study, we use 6-hourly… read more here.
Keywords: wbgt; temperature; long term; bulb globe ... See more keywords
Soil spatio-temporal distribution of water, salts and nutrients in greenhouse, drip-irrigated tomato crops using lysimetry and dielectric methods
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DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2018.03.009
Abstract: This work was mainly aimed at studying the spatio-temporal distribution of water content (θw), bulk (ECa) and soil solution (ECSS) electrical conductivity measured with a dielectric sensor (GS3) and a tension lysimeter (suction cup) throughout… read more here.
Keywords: water; spatio temporal; bulb; soil ... See more keywords
Study on optimization of indirect-direct evaporative chiller for producing cold water in hot and dry areas
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.085
Abstract: Abstract This paper proposes the concept of “sub-wet bulb temperature” for the application of evaporative cooling technology, discusses the principle and implementation approach of the indirect-direct evaporative chiller for producing sub-wet bulb temperature cold water,… read more here.
Keywords: direct evaporative; water; evaporative cooling; efficiency ... See more keywords
Verifying Experimental Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Hindcasts Across the United States
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DOI: 10.1029/2021gh000527
Abstract: Hot and humid heat exposures challenge the health of outdoor workers engaged in occupations such as construction, agriculture, first response, manufacturing, military, or resource extraction. Therefore, government institutes developed guidelines to prevent heat‐related illnesses and… read more here.
Keywords: heat; wet bulb; bulb globe; globe temperature ... See more keywords
A New, Zero‐Iteration Analytic Implementation of Wet‐Bulb Globe Temperature: Development, Validation, and Comparison With Other Methods
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DOI: 10.1029/2024gh001068
Abstract: Wet‐bulb globe temperature (WBGT)—a standard measure for workplace heat stress regulation—incorporates the complex, nonlinear interaction among temperature, humidity, wind and radiation. This complexity requires WBGT to be calculated iteratively following the recommended approach developed by… read more here.
Keywords: iteration; bulb globe; zero iteration; globe temperature ... See more keywords
Occurrence of Occupational Injuries and Within Day Changes in Wet Bulb Temperature Among Sugarcane Harvesters
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DOI: 10.1080/1059924x.2023.2169425
Abstract: ABSTRACT Objective Climate change has implications for human health worldwide, with workers in outdoor occupations in low- to middle-income countries shouldering the burden of increasing average temperatures and more frequent extreme heat days. An overlooked… read more here.
Keywords: sugarcane harvesters; wet bulb; occupational injuries; occupational injury ... See more keywords
Using Wet Bulb Globe Temperature and Physiological Equivalent Temperature as Predicative Models of Medical Stress in a Marathon: Analysis of 30 Years of Data From the Twin Cities Marathon
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DOI: 10.1097/jsm.0000000000001079
Abstract: Objectives : Assess the relationships between wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT) and physiologic equivalent temperature (PET) at the start of a northern latitude marathon and their associations with medical stress and transfers to the emergency… read more here.
Keywords: cities marathon; medical stress; wet bulb; temperature ... See more keywords
Predicting fatal heat and humidity using the heat index model.
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DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00417.2022
Abstract: A unique wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C is often used as the threshold for human survivability, but recent experiments have shown that a person's core temperature starts to rise at a wide range of critical… read more here.
Keywords: index model; heat index; heat; wet bulb ... See more keywords
Wet-Bulb Temperature or Heat Index: Which Better Predicts Fatal Heat in a Warming Climate?
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DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2023.38.s1.5734524
Abstract: The wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C has been widely used as the threshold for human survivability in the field of climate science. However, recent experiments have shown that a person's core temperature starts to rise… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; physiology; wet bulb; heat ... See more keywords