Thinking in terms of heat absorption, wouldn’t black or darker colours be more appropriate, or at those temperatures would such an effect be too minimal to even consider?
Is it therefore for visibility, or is it just the colour of the uniform of the researchers/scientists?
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All the color answers are correct but miss the practical answer. Most people who go to the Antarctic are going as part of a government program.
That government program awards contracts for logistics operations upkeep etc.
The researchers contractors etc are issued gear for the season (you can wear your own but there are minimum required load outs you have to deploy with similar to a military seabag)
For the US Antarctic program the gear is Canada Goose and depending on where you deploy you’ll get Big Red (the huge puffy parka), (Mcmurdo, field camps etc) its made to live and work in. Unless you’re out at a field camp it really is overkill about 90% of the time. People going to the pole get a different Canada Goose green parka. Finally most of the contractors also have a Carhartt canvas jacket for everyday work.
Source: 3 summers and 2 winters on ice
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