Energy balance
In low-latitude or semiarid snowpacks, evaposublimation accounts for 24-33% of total annual ablation, making it a dominant driver of hydrological balance.
This paper is about hydrology, not human fitness. However, the principle holds: in specific environments (like high altitude or dry climates), energy balance is driven by factors beyond simple heat transfer (melting). For fitness, this implies that environmental factors (humidity, wind, radiation) significantly impact energy expenditure and balance, not just caloric intake and exercise output.
Evaposublimation fractions were found to range from 24 to 33% of the total annual ablation at this site.
Why this rating
Based on a validated model and field campaigns, though specific statistical significance values are not provided in the abstract.
Source
The Importance of Energy Balance
James O. Hill et al. · US Endocrinology · 2013
DOI 10.17925/use.2013.09.01.27
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