Heat Retention
Continuing heat loss associated with wetsuit diving mounts with each consecutive dive.
After the first dive:
- Some skin/surface cooling.
- Skin reheats during rest period but leaves some subsurface cooling.
After the second dive:
- Additional diving re-cools the skin and increases level of subsurface cooling.
- Skin reheats during rest period, but subsurface cooling increases, affects comfort, and diving requires more effort.
On subsequent dives:
- Additional dives re-cool skin and add substantially to subsurface/body heat content drop.
- Reheating of the skin takes an extended amount of time. Body heat content drop causes increased fatigue and enjoyment ceases.
