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Validity of contact skin temperature sensors under different environmental conditions with and without fabric coverage: characterisation and correction

Contact skin temperature ( T sk ) sensors are calibrated under uniform thermal conditions but used in the presence of a skin-to-environment temperature gradient. We aimed to characterise the validity of contact T sk sensors when measuring surface temperature under a range of environmental and fabric...

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Published in:International journal of biometeorology 2018-10, Vol.62 (10), p.1861-1872
Main Authors: MacRae, Braid A., Annaheim, Simon, Stämpfli, Rolf, Spengler, Christina M., Rossi, René M.
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Animal Physiology
Bias
Biological and Medical Physics
Biophysics
Body Temperature
Calibration
Coverings
Earth and Environmental Science
Environment
Environmental conditions
Environmental Health
Humans
Meteorology
Microclimate
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Plant Physiology
Sensors
Skin
Skin Temperature
Surface temperature
Surface temperature measurements
Temperature
Temperature effects
Temperature gradients
Temperature measurement
Temperature sensors
Thermistors
Validity
Wearable Electronic Devices - standards
title Validity of contact skin temperature sensors under different environmental conditions with and without fabric coverage: characterisation and correction
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