Himalayan Journals — Volume 2: Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.Hooker, Joseph Dalton
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Himalayan Journals — Volume 2: Or, Notes of a Naturalist in Bengal, the Sikkim and Nepal Himalayas, the Khasia Mountains, etc.
Hooker, Joseph Dalton
Himalaya Mountains -- Description and travel; Natural history -- Himalaya Mountains
SUNRISE
Air Temp. 59.5 55.0
Calotropis ... 49.5
Diff. ... 5.5
Argemone 57.0 47.0
Diff. 2.5 8.0
NINE P.M.
Temp. 67.5 67.0 64.3
Calotropis ... ... 58.5
Diff. ... ... 5.8
Argemone 53.0 56.0 57.0
Diff. 14.0 11.0 7.3
III. VALLEY OF SOANE RIVER, TURA TO SULKUN (MEAN ELEV. 517 FEET), FEBRUARY 20TH TO MARCH 3RD.
Hour Sunrise 9 a.m. 3 p.m. 9 p.m.
TEMPERATURE
Mean 56.8 82.0 88.6 68.0
Max. 70.0 89.0 94.7 74.0
Min. 50.0 69.0 81.5 61.0
Range 20.0 20.0 43.2 13.0
WET-BULB
Mean 52.5 61.2 62.4 56.8
Max. Depression 10.0 24.3 30.2 15.0
Min. Depression 1.5 12.0 14.5 6.0
Elasticity of Vapour .380 .385 .289 .369
DEW-POINT
Mean 48.3 48.7 40.8 47.4
Max. 53.1 60.2 50.9 51.8
Min. 41.1 40.3 32.3 42.6
Max. Depression 17.3 45.2 57.2 27.1
Min. Depression 5.4 22.0 25.1 10.2
Weight of Vapour in cubic feet 4.240 4.097 2.975 3.933
SATURATION
Mean .754 .342 .211 .511
Max. .831 .488 .598 .703
Min. .570 .226 .154 .415
Number of observations 12 11 11 11
Extreme variations of Temperature 44.7 degrees
Extreme variations of relative humidity .677
Extreme diff. Solar and Nocturnal Radiation 100 degrees
NOCTURNAL RADIATION
SUNRISE
Exposed Th. On Earth On Grass
Temperature 51.7 52.4 48.8
Mean Diff. from Air 4.1 3.4 7.0
Max. Diff. from Air 8.0 7.0 11.5
Number of Observations 9 9 9
NINE P.M.
Exposed Th. On Earth On Grass
Temperature 61.2 64.3 55.8
Mean Diff. from Air 6.8 4.6 11.8
Max. Diff. from Air 10.5 8.5 17.0
Number of Observations 10 9 9
SOLAR RADIATION
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