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A critical review of design and use of field tent shelters in polar regions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 October 2009

Xiaoying Winston Yan ,
Marijane E. England ,
Karl C. Kuivinen ,
James J. Potter  and
Nathan S. Krug
Xiaoying Winston Yan
Affiliation:
Department of Architecture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 232 Arch Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0107, USA
Marijane E. England
Affiliation:
Polar Ice Coring Office, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 105 Whittier Building, Lincoln, NE 68588-0850, USA
Karl C. Kuivinen
Affiliation:
Polar Ice Coring Office, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 105 Whittier Building, Lincoln, NE 68588-0850, USA
James J. Potter
Affiliation:
Department of Architecture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 232 Arch Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0107, USA
Nathan S. Krug
Affiliation:
Department of Architecture, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, 232 Arch Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0107, USA
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Abstract

Polar research teams often spend extended periods of time away from base stations, living and working in remote field camps of portable tents. This article reports results of a survey study conducted in 1996 of polar researchers from the United States. The study was about the design and use of portable field tents being deployed in polar areas with regard to safety, health, and well-being from the user's perspective. Preliminary analysis indicates that there existed a number of areas in design and use of the shelters that contributed to concerns of safety, health, and well-being among a considerable number of tent users. The article concludes with suggestions for designing and manufacturing portable field tents.

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Polar Record , Volume 34 , Issue 189 , April 1998 , pp. 113 - 122
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1998

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