caa a22 4500 445367474 CHVBK 20180317142935.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00484-010-0357-6 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00484-010-0357-6 Determining optimal clothing ensembles based on weather forecasts, with particular reference to outdoor winter military activities [Elektronische Daten] [Marco Morabito, Daniela Pavlinic, Alfonso Crisci, Valerio Capecchi, Simone Orlandini, Igor Mekjavic] Military and civil defense personnel are often involved in complex activities in a variety of outdoor environments. The choice of appropriate clothing ensembles represents an important strategy to establish the success of a military mission. The main aim of this study was to compare the known clothing insulation of the garment ensembles worn by soldiers during two winter outdoor field trials (hike and guard duty) with the estimated optimal clothing thermal insulations recommended to maintain thermoneutrality, assessed by using two different biometeorological procedures. The overall aim was to assess the applicability of such biometeorological procedures to weather forecast systems, thereby developing a comprehensive biometeorological tool for military operational forecast purposes. Military trials were carried out during winter 2006 in Pokljuka (Slovenia) by Slovene Armed Forces personnel. Gastrointestinal temperature, heart rate and environmental parameters were measured with portable data acquisition systems. The thermal characteristics of the clothing ensembles worn by the soldiers, namely thermal resistance, were determined with a sweating thermal manikin. Results showed that the clothing ensemble worn by the military was appropriate during guard duty but generally inappropriate during the hike. A general under-estimation of the biometeorological forecast model in predicting the optimal clothing insulation value was observed and an additional post-processing calibration might further improve forecast accuracy. This study represents the first step in the development of a comprehensive personalized biometeorological forecast system aimed at improving recommendations regarding the optimal thermal insulation of military garment ensembles for winter activities. ISB, 2010 Clothing insulation nationallicence Cold nationallicence Biometeorology nationallicence Forecast model nationallicence Morabito Marco Interdepartmental Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut Pavlinic Daniela BIOMED d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia aut Crisci Alfonso Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council, Florence, Italy aut Capecchi Valerio Interdepartmental Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut Orlandini Simone Interdepartmental Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut Mekjavic Igor Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia aut International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/4(2011-07-01), 481-490 0020-7128 55:4<481 2011 55 484 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0357-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00484-010-0357-6 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Morabito Marco Interdepartmental Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pavlinic Daniela BIOMED d.o.o., Ljubljana, Slovenia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Crisci Alfonso Institute of Biometeorology, National Research Council, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Capecchi Valerio Interdepartmental Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Orlandini Simone Interdepartmental Centre of Bioclimatology, University of Florence, Piazzale delle Cascine 18, 50144, Florence, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mekjavic Igor Department of Automation, Biocybernetics and Robotics, Josef Stefan Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Journal of Biometeorology Springer-Verlag 55/4(2011-07-01), 481-490 0020-7128 55:4<481 2011 55 484 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer