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. 2018 Sep 25;77(1):1521244. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2018.1521244

Table 2.

Temperatures measured in researchers at different moments during Antarctic fieldwork. The results are expressed as means ± SD.

  Basal
(°C)
Walk up
(°C)
Outcrop Point
(°C)
Excavation/Prospection
(°C)
After snack
(°C)
Excavation/Prospection
(°C)
Arrival at camp
(°C)
Arm 30.80 ± 1.65 32.19 ± 0.97 31.79 ± 1.32 30.38 ± 2.50 31.72 ± 2.07 32.28 ± 1.69 29.57 ± 2.92
Chest 32.72 ± 1.50 33.25 ± 0.47 31.84 ± 2.21 30.65 ± 4.59 32.65 ± 4.05 33.24 ± 2.06 31.34 ± 4.03
Thigh 29.85 ± 1.81 26.92 ± 2.11 26.98 ± 1.69 25.98 ± 1.96 27.24 ± 1.11 26.69 ± 1.88 29.85 ± 2.63
Forehead 33.98 ± 0.70 28.1 ± 4.03 27.12 ± 4.27 24.52 ± 5.47 27.7 ± 5.02 25.37 ± 5.25 30.86 ± 4.11
Cheek 30.94 ± 3.99 23.53 ± 4.97 17.32 ± 3.65 17.54 ± 5.12 24.67 ± 4.00 22.55 ± 2.19 26.84 ± 4.99
Nose 30.42 ± 6.41 29.57 ± 0.71 24.17 ± 6.73 22.58 ± 7.35 22.67 ± 4.86 22.52 ± 5.49 29.46 ± 5.09
Hand 29.57 ± 2.39 26.39 ± 1.35 26.27 ± 2.85 25.32 ± 2.83 25.96 ± 2.66 24.16 ± 6.21 26.43 ± 4.60
Foot 27.94 ± 2.10 31.44 ± 1.95 32.39 ± 1.70 32.54 ± 1.89 29.97 ± 3.20 31.1 ± 1.57 32.10 ± 0.89
Tympanic 32.00 ± 3.53 32.80 ± 5.37 32.87 ± 3.44 32.66 ± 3.54 34.10 ± 2.22 33.22 ± 2.78 29.48 ± 9.15