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Table 2 Mean environmental measurements

From: Impacts of gender, weather, and workplace differences in farm worker’s gear

Survey

Weather station of Met Office

Measurements at 1.2 m above the ground

WBGT, °C

T a, °C

Ø, %

V a, ms−1

t a, °C

ø, %

t r, °C

v, ms−1

1

25.6 (1.54)

81.7 (7.96)

1.98 (1.000)

26.9 (0.45)

87.0 (3.01)

27.5 (0.57)

0.11 (0.069)

25.8 (0.39)

2

30.9 (0.68)

63.2 (3.66)

3.17 (0.698)

32.2 (1.39)

64.7 (5.10)

42.8 (5.14)

0.75 (0.268)

29.8 (1.27)

3

28.8 (0.75)

66.5 (1.52)

5.77 (0.314)

28.7 (0.68)

73.8 (1.70)

31.6 (2.21)

0.61 (0.272)

26.5 (0.70)

4

30.9 (2.11)

80.0 (5.41)

32.0 (3.60)

0.19 (0.079)

29.0 (1.66)

5

29.3 (2.79)

81.5 (18.29)

30.4 (3.43)

0.11 (0.035)

28.5 (2.09)

6

31.8 (0.90)

78.6 (2.58)

34.6 (2.11)

0.12 (0.037)

30.0 (0.83)

7

24.0 (1.72)

86.4 (7.32)

25.5 (3.05)

0.22 (0.141)

23.0 (0.71)

8

27.4 (1.01)

54.8 (6.97)

2.72 (0.818)

23.4 (1.14)

65.8 (5.20)

26.5 (5.44)

0.95 (0.412)

20.6 (1.39)

9

20.4 (3.69)

40.3 (4.76)

1.70 (0.390)

23.9 (1.98)

52.9 (7.85)

42.5 (4.44)

0.74 (0.313)

22.1 (1.31)

  1. All values shown in brackets mean SD. Environmental conditions of surveys 3, 8, and 9 were measured in fields but others were recorded in PVC greenhouse
  2. Survey 1 harvest flower, measurement for 3 h from 14:45; survey 2 harvest of lettuce, measurement for 2 h from 15:45; survey 3 harvest of various vegetables, measurement for 2 h from 06:40; surveys 4, 5, and 6 harvest of oriental melon, measurements for 2 h from 16:45, for 3.5 h from 06:00 to 08:30 and from 18:00 to 19:00, and for 1 h from 07:10; survey 7 weed scraping, etc., measurement for 2 h from 16:45; surveys 8 and 9 picking up apples, etc., measurements for 1 h from 17:20 and for 5 h from 08:00