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. 2008 Sep 18;3:21. doi: 10.1186/1745-6673-3-21

Table 3.

Environmental conditions over the study period

Time DB
(°C) 		WB
(°C) 		GT
(°C) 		WS
m.s-1 		WBGT
(°C) 		TWL
W.m-2
0800 37.9
(32.5–44.0)		 21.3
(19.4–24.3)		 44.8
(38.5–51.2)		 1.4
(0.4–2.0)		 26.8
(24–30.7)		 237.7
(179–284)
1200 42.5
(40.1–48.2)		 21.8
(18.4–24.9)		 52.1
(56.5–49.2)		 1.7
(0.8–3.1)		 28.6
(26.9–30.8)		 194.8
(151–225)
1400 44.7
(42.7–49)		 20.6
(17.3–23.2)		 51.8
(47.7–55.5)		 2.0
(1.3–4.6)		 27.8
(26.9–28.9)		 189.3
(122–240)
1600 41.0
(32.9–46.6)		 19.0
(16.4–22.3)		 44.3
(33.9–53.1)		 2.4
(0.3–6.2)		 26.1
(24.5–27.9)		 230.6
(187–279)

DB = dry bulb, WB = wet bulb, GT = globe temperature (radiant heat), WS = wind speed, WBGT = Wet Bulb Globe Temperature, TWL = Thermal Work Limit

Values are mean (n = 9) and range (parentheses)