Water Memory / Climate Descent
Slide 04
Depth does the cooling; ornament keeps the shade.
14.8
degrees cooler at the seventh gallery than the upper court at noon
+31% shade retention
Measured noon stone surface temperature by descending gallery
A stepped bar chart showing temperatures falling from 42.6 degrees Celsius at the upper court to 27.8 degrees Celsius at level seven.
Noon stone surface temperature by gallery
Degrees Celsius, shaded sandstone face
25
30
35
40
42.6
41.1
38.8
36.4
34.1
31.9
27.8
Court
L1
L2
L3
L4
L5
L7
deepest shade
holds the cool
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