Diver Performance in Cold Water

Twelve experienced divers repeatedly performed several representative underwater work tasks for 90-min. sessions at water temperatures of 50°, 60°, and 70° F. Time to complete the task was the primary performance measure; choice reaction time, with mental arithmetic as loading task, and four physiol...

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Published in:Human factors 1970-08, Vol.12 (4), p.391-399
Main Authors: Stang, Paul R., Wiener, Earl L.
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Adult
Arithmetic
Cold Temperature
Cold water
Diving
Fatigue
Humans
Immersion
Male
Physical Exertion
Physiology
Reaction Time
Reaction time task
Space life sciences
Time Factors
Underwater
Water temperature
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Reaction Time
Reaction time task
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