Sorry guys, I read the paper, and it said the ice temperature was also far below the air temperature. So that explains why on balance their coats can be colder all over and not just on the tops of their shoulders and heads.
Nothing to see here. harry On Sat, Mar 16, 2013 at 5:09 PM, Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> wrote: > Exactamundo, Robin - where is Fred Sparber when we need him? > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swamp_cooler > > ... I sense the smile of the Cheshire cat somewhere out there in Neverland > > :) > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mix...@bigpond.com > > > In reply to Harry Veeder's message of Sat, 16 Mar 2013 13:22:03 -0400: > Hi, > [snip] >>Does the explanation make sense to you? >>harry >> >>Emperor penguin body surfaces cool below air temperature >> >>http://royalsociety.org/news/2013/cool-penguins/ >> >>Harry > > I can't be due to radiative cooling. Wind chill is a better explanation IMO > (their feathers get wet when they take a dip). > > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > > >
