Environmental Factors

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Considerations for Characterizing Moisture Effects in Coatings Weathering Studies This paper investigates the effects of weathering factors on moisture absorption of coatings and presents results from several projects including real-time and accelerated weathering studies of coatings moisture absorption. Moisture variable characteristics observed in outdoor exposure environments are reviewed. Predicting Maximum Field Service Temperatures From Solar Reflectance Measurements of Vinyl Vinyl products continue penetrating Western US markets. Vinyl products may show unacceptable heat distortion when installed in Western environments even after demonstrating a long tradition of acceptable heat build performance in Eastern US environments. Proposed Reference Solar Spectral Power Distributions for Miami and Phoenix From Three Years of Measurements The solar spectral power distribution (SPD) represents a critical variable in natural and artificial weathering processes. Weathering research often requires reference SPDs representative of end-use environments or worst-case in-service conditions.