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Title: Estimating Wet Bulb Globe Temperature Using Standard Meteorological Measurements

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OSTI ID:14888

The heat stress management program at the Department of Energy''s Savannah River Site (SRS) requires implementation of protective controls on outdoor work based on observed values of wet bulb globe temperature (WBGT). To ensure continued compliance with heat stress program requirements, a computer algorithm was developed which calculates an estimate of WBGT using standard meteorological measurements. In addition, scripts were developed to generate a calculation every 15 minutes and post the results to an Intranet web site.

Research Organization:
Savannah River Site (SRS), Aiken, SC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Department of Energy (US)
DOE Contract Number:
AC09-96SR18500
OSTI ID:
14888
Report Number(s):
WSRC-MS-99-00757; TRN: US0106839
Resource Relation:
Conference: 2nd Conference on Environmental Applications, Long Beach, CA (US), 01/13/2000--01/17/2000; Other Information: PBD: 18 Nov 1999
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English