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. 2023 Mar 19;82(1):2190485. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2190485

Table 1.

CoWEDA predicted frostbite time (min), hypothermia time (h) and Wind Chill Index (WCT) frostbite time (min).

    CoWEDA frostbite time (min) CoWEDA hypothermia time (h)
 
T ºCV m/s
2
−9
−21
−32
−43
2
−9
−21
−32
−43
A 2   32 18 14 11   4.2 1.8 1.2 1.0
11 69 15 10 8 7 22.9 2.3 1.3 0.9 0.7
20 38 13 9 7 6 20.3 2.0 1.2 0.9 0.7
M 2   33 18 14 11     23.5 7.1 2.9
11 93 15 11 8 7     20.1 4.5 2.4
 
20
39
13
9
7
6
 
24
19.1
4.0
2.3
 
 
WCT frostbite time (min)
 
  2       30 10          
11     30 10 5          
20     30 10 5          

T: ambient temperature °C, V: wind speed m/s; A: Army Combat Uniform; M: Moderate Cold Weather Ensemble.