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. 2021 Apr 4;65(8):1415–1426. doi: 10.1007/s00484-021-02113-0

Table 2.

Intrinsic thermal and evaporative resistances of individual clothing items

Item name Thermal resistance (m2°C/W) Evaporative resistance (m2Pa/W)
Head Torso Arm Hand Leg Foot Head Torso Arm Hand Leg Foot
Gen III ECWCS lightweight cold weather undershirt 0.000 0.086 0.064 0.007 0.002 0.000 0.00 9.86 6.52 0.00 1.02 0.00
Gen III ECWCS lightweight cold weather drawers 0.000 0.022 0.000 0.000 0.052 0.000 0.00 3.31 0.00 0.00 6.81 0.00
Gen III ECWCS midweight cold weather shirt 0.004 0.107 0.105 0.013 0.000 0.000 0.32 12.96 13.33 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen III ECWCS midweight cold weather drawers 0.000 0.026 0.000 0.000 0.092 0.000 0.00 3.41 0.00 0.00 10.08 0.00
Gen III ECWCS fleece cold weather jacket 0.008 0.163 0.204 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.47 14.20 21.70 0.00 0.03 0.00
Gen III ECWCS cold weather wind jacket 0.000 0.109 0.085 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.00 13.63 16.27 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen III ECWCS soft shell jacket 0.005 0.147 0.101 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.09 46.13 55.94 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen III ECWCS soft shell trouser 0.000 0.045 0.000 0.000 0.117 0.000 0.00 8.06 0.00 0.00 70.57 0.00
Gen III ECWCS cold wet weather jacket 0.003 0.136 0.107 0.000 0.001 0.000 0.00 34.25 31.81 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen III ECWCS cold wet weather trouser 0.000 0.031 0.000 0.000 0.109 0.000 0.00 5.58 0.00 0.00 39.38 0.00
Gen III ECWCS extreme cold weather parka (stowed hood) 0.000 0.572 0.456 0.000 0.002 0.000 0.00 65.91 65.41 0.00 0.00 0.00
Gen III ECWCS extreme cold weather trouser 0.000 0.052 0.000 0.000 0.387 0.000 0.00 7.41 0.00 0.00 69.06 0.00
Gen III ECWCS extreme cold weather parka (freed hood) 0.141 0.572 0.456 0.000 0.002 0.000 29.87 65.91 65.41 0.00 0.00 0.00