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How Long After Death Could Body Heat Be Detected With Thermal Imaging?

I am a law enforcement officer and the question is how long after death could body heat be detected with the aid of thermal imaging technology in an outdoor wooded enviroment at varying ambient temperatures and how much effect would core body tempreature have on detection.
posted on Sun, 13 Apr 2014
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I really appreciate your concern looking to question that you have asked I would say that the temperature of death body goes on varying and that is depends upon many factors, like age of victim gender of deceased environment, local atmosphere temperature there are certain formula that need to be calculated, take care and have a nice day.
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How Long After Death Could Body Heat Be Detected With Thermal Imaging?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern looking to question that you have asked I would say that the temperature of death body goes on varying and that is depends upon many factors, like age of victim gender of deceased environment, local atmosphere temperature there are certain formula that need to be calculated, take care and have a nice day.