The Stress of Hot Environments (Monographs of the Physiological Society) [Hardcover]

D. McK. Kerslake (Author)

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Series: Monographs of the Physiological Society | Publication Date: May 31, 1972

Air temperature alone is not an adequate indication of environmental warmth. Wind, sunshine and humidity are also important. The notion that all these factors might be combined into a single figure indicating warmth is attractive. In this 1972 monograph, the problem of constructing such an index of heat stress is examined from a theoretical point of view. The approach involves a step-by-step examination of the physical principles which govern heat exchange at the skin surface. Mathematical terms are carefully defined and the physical concepts explained and illustrated. A great deal of information has been culled form specialist reports and is brought together and assessed critically. Although it is an older work, this book will continue to be of interest to all concerned with advancements in thermal physiology.

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Air temperature alone is not an adequate indication of environmental warmth. Wind, sunshine and humidity are also important. In this 1972 monograph, the problem of constructing such a universal index of heat stress which encompasses all these factors is examined from a theoretical point of view.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 326 pages
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (May 31, 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0521083435
• ISBN-13: 978-0521083430
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,206,424 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Kerlake's classic book, October 23, 2009

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This is a classic book on characterization of the thermal environment. It is still contemporary however and is the seed of much more ideas on approaches to research problems in the discipline that graduate students can be inspired and learn from a book or a lecture. For example, efficiency of sweating, environmental indices, and the mechanisms of human eccrine sweating and hidromeosis (sweat gland depression) are still problems not currently resolved. The book is superbly written by a master scientist and theorist. This should be in every environmental biologist's personal library. In fact, it is a good choice to carry on an airplane and read whenever one needs to be inspired by good biophysics and integrative physiology. Unfortunately, the book is out of print and many college libraries generally discard old books (this book was originally in the Ohio State University Library)in favor of new electronic media. Too bad, students need to learn from classic books.