Fw: RC: temp and humidity

["LOUISE D BURTON" <FIREDANCEFARMS@prodigy.net>]

I received this from Gayle, and with permission, here is a very informative
reply:
Louise Burton
Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
Oklahoma
http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms
----- Original Message -----
From: G. Ecker <caspian_uph@hotmail.com>
To: <FIREDANCEFARMS@prodigy.net>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 1999 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: RC: temp and humidity


> Dear Louise,
> Thanks for sending the graph to me.  One other point of interest, humidity
> is expressed as relative humidity, ie., the percent of the total the air
> could hold.  Warmer air can hold more moisture than colder air, therefore
> the "amount of water" in the air is not the same at 70% relative humidity
> when the temp is cool vs when the temp is hot.  A graph such as this is
very
> useful for knowing when to take it easy, however, just to add my two cents
> worth to the mix, the heat index is a "comfort factor" for humans.  Horses
> are more affected by the humidity due to less surface area (relative to
BM)
> compared to a human.  Therefore more caution is needed when using this
graph
> for a horse.
> Thanks again and all the best,
> Gayle Ecker
> Equine Exercise Physiology
> Guelph, Ontario
>
>
> >From: "LOUISE D BURTON" <FIREDANCEFARMS@prodigy.net>
> >To: <ridecamp@endurance.net>
> >Subject: RC:  temp and humidity
> >Date: Thu, 5 Aug 1999 22:05:15 -0500
> >
> >Hi all interested in the heat index.  Let me see if I can explain why you
> >can't have high humidity numbers with high temps...and physics is
> >definitely not my thing, so you physics people, please help...water
cools,
> >right?  Well high water vapor in the air cools the temp. There is more to
> >do with energy and molecules, but I think that is about the jest of the
> >matter.
> >for those wanting the gentics/inheritance patterns to do with which
> >chromosome was inherited..I think my info is at school, so you will have
to
> >wait until next week...
> >Happy Trails,
> >Louise
> >Louise Burton
> >Firedance Farms Endurance Arabians
> >Oklahoma
> >http://pages.prodigy.net/firedancefarms
>
>
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